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Laforêt

Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 4°55′48″E / 49.863°N 4.93°E / 49.863; 4.93
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Laforêt

Laforêt (French pronunciation: [lafɔʁɛ]; Walloon: La Foret) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Vresse-sur-Semois, located in the province of Namur, Belgium, and is close to the French border.

It was a municipality itself until 1965 when it merged with the municipality of Vresse.[1] In the fusion of the municipalities in 1977, it became part of the Vresse-sur-Semois municipality.[1]

It is one of the villages in the organisation Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie.[2]

Cart in Laforêt

References

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  1. ^ a b "Begische gemeenten sinds 1831" (in Dutch). Samenwerkingsverband Vlaamse Verenigingen voor Familiekunde vzw. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ^ "Laforêt - Les plus beaux villages de Wallonie" [The most beautiful villages in Wallonie] (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

49°51′47″N 4°55′48″E / 49.863°N 4.93°E / 49.863; 4.93