group of 56 historical buildings

The Belfries of Belgium and France are a world heritage site. The site comprises 56 belfries from Flanders and Wallonia in Belgium, and from far northern France.

Understand edit

These belfries were built during the Middle Ages in the Duchy of Burgundy. Most of them are part of churches, city halls or other buildings but some are standalone buildings.

Sites edit

 
Map of Belfries of Belgium and France

Flanders edit

West Flanders edit

  • 1 Bruges. Hallentoren belfry and halls.
  • 2 Diksmuide. Town hall and belfry.
  • 3 Kortrijk. Hallentoren belfry.
  • 4 Lo-Reninge. Former town hall with belfry.
  • 5 Menen. Belfry and town hall.
  • 6 Nieuwpoort. Town hall with belfry.
  • 7 Roeselare. Town house, town hall (market hall) and belfry.
  • 8 Tielt. Hallentoren belfry, cloth hall and aldermen's chamber.
  • 9 Veurne. Countryhouse with belfry.
  • 10 Ypres. Belfry with cloth hall.

East Flanders edit

  • 11 Aalst. Aldermen's house with belfry.
  • 12 Dendermonde. Town hall with belfry.
  • 13 Eeklo. Town hall with belfry.
  • 14 Ghent. Belfry, cloth hall and old prison.
  • 15 Oudenaarde. Town hall with belfry.

Antwerp edit

  • 16 Antwerp. Cathedral of Our Lady.
  • 17 Antwerp. City hall.
  • 18 Herentals. Old town and clothes hall.
  • 19 Lier. Town hall and belfry.
  • 20 Mechelen. St. Rumbold's tower and cathedral.
  • 21 Mechelen. Old hall with belfry.

Flemish Brabant edit

  • 22 Leuven. St. Peter's church and belfry.
  • 23 Tienen. St. Germanus church with belfry.
  • 24 Zoutleeuw. St. Leonard's church.

Limburg edit

  • 25 Sint-Truiden. Town hall with tower.
  • 26 Tongeren. Basilica of Our Lady with the city tower.

Wallonia edit

Hainaut edit

  • 27 Binche. Town hall belfry.
  • 28 Charleroi. City hall belfry.
  • 29 Mons. Belfry of Mons.
  • 30 Thuin. Belfry of Thuin.
  • 31 Tournai. Belfry of Tournai.

Namur edit

  • 32 Gembloux. Belfry of Gembloux.
  • 33 Namur. Belfry of Namur.

Nord-Pas de Calais edit

Nord edit

  • 34 Armentières. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 35 Bailleul. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 36 Bergues. Belfry of Bergues.
  • 37 Cambrai. Belfry of St. Martin's church.
  • 38 Comines. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 39 Douai. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 40 Dunkirk. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 41 Dunkirk. Belfry of St. Eloi's church.
  • 42 Gravelines. Belfry of Gravelines.
  • 43 Lille. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 44 Loos. Belfry of the city hall.

Pas-de-Calais edit

  • 45 Aire-sur-la-Lys. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 46 Arras. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 47 Béthune. Belfry of Béthune.
  • 48 Boulogne-sur-Mer. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 49 Calais. Belfry of the city hall.
  • 50 Hesdin. Belfry of the city hall.

Picardy edit

Somme edit

  • 51 Abbeville. Belfry of Abbeville.
  • 52 Amiens. Belfry of Amiens.
  • 53 Doullens. Belfry of the old municipal hall.
  • 54 Lucheux. Belfry of the Lucheux gate.
  • 55 Rue. Belfry of Rue.
  • 56 Saint-Riquier. Belfry of Saint-Riquier.

See also edit

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