Blaimont

Blaimont is a village in Hastière, Arrondissement de Dinant, Wallonia and has about 445 residents. Blaimont is situated nearby to the locality Aux Gotaux, as well as near the village Hermeton-sur-Meuse.

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Type: Village with 445 residents
Description: section of Hastière, Belgium
Also known as: “Hastière (Blaimont)”
Postal code: 5542

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waulsort Abbey and Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière.

Waulsort Abbey

Castle

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Waulsort Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located at Waulsort, Wallonia, now in Hastière in the province of Namur, Belgium. The monastery was founded in 946 by Irish monks. Waulsort Abbey is situated 3 km northeast of Blaimont.

Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière

Church

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The Abbey Church of Saint Peter is a well-preserved Romanesque church in Hastière, Belgium. It was built c. 1033–1035, but traces its history back to the 900s. Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Hastière is situated 2½ km north of Blaimont.

Église Saint-Michel, Waulsort

Church

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Église Saint-Michel, Waulsort is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Blaimont.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waulsort and Hastière-Lavaux.

Waulsort

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Waulsort is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hastière, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Until the reorganisation of the Municipalities of Belgium 1977, Waulsort was a municipality in its own right. Waulsort is situated 2½ km northeast of Blaimont.