Auvelais

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Auvelais (Walloon: Åvlè) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The town lies in a meander of the River Sambre.

The town of Auvelais was formed in 1809 from the merger of the villages of Auvelais-la-Comté and Auvelais-le-Voisin. In 1977, as part of the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, Auvelais became part of the newly-created municipality of Sambreville, serving as the administrative centre.

Landmarks[]

• The neo-Romanesque Eglise Saint-Victor, built in 1911, stands in the centre of town. In the northern part of the town, north of the Sambre, is the Eglise Saint-Barbe.
• There is a French military cemetery, burial place for fallen French soldiers from the First World War. The cemetery features a Breton lighthouse.

Famous people[]

• Aeroplane
• Kevyn Ista
• Christophe and Olivier Rochus

External links[]

• Media related to Auvelais at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 50°27′N 4°37′E / 50.450°N 4.617°E / 50.450; 4.617

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