Herve

Herve
Herve
	— Municipality of Belgium —
	Church of St John Baptist and its bell tower
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Herve Location in Belgium
	Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°48′E / 50.633°N 5.800°ECoordinates: 50°38′N 05°48′E / 50.633°N 5.800°E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
	Government
• Mayor	André Smets (cdH)
• Governing party/ies	cdH - PS
	Area
• Total	56.84 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2011)
• Total	17,116
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Postal codes	4650-4654
Area codes	087
Website	www.herve.be
	Map of Herve

For other uses, see Herve (disambiguation).

Herve is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Herve had a total population of 16,772. The total area is 56.84 km² which gives a population density of 295 inhabitants per km².

It is famed for its cheese, the Herve.

Architecture [edit]

The church St Jean-Baptiste: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49m, 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.

Typical houses in Herve

Municipal merger [edit]

On January 1, 1977, the municipality of Herve was merged with Battice, Bolland, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Julémont and Xhendelesse under the name of "City of Herve" ("Ville de Herve" in French). 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.