Herve

Herve (Herf; Heve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is 56.84 km2 which gives a population density of 310 PD/km2.

It is famed for its Herve cheese.

Municipal merger
Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: Battice, Bolland, Wallonia, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, Julémont and Xhendelesse.

Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.

There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as Hacboister (district of Bolland).

Architecture

 * The Church of St John the Baptist: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49 m, dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spire, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.
 * Château de Bolland: a mediaeval château largely rebuilt in the 17th century