Longueville (Belgium)

Longueville
Longueville, the Chapelle du Chêneau
Longueville
Longueville
Coordinates: 50°42′11″N 04°44′21″E / 50.70306°N 4.73917°E / 50.70306; 4.73917
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Walloon Brabant
Municipality Chaumont-Gistoux

Longueville is a village of and a district of the municipality of Chaumont-Gistoux, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

Longueville has a history that goes back at least to the 13th century, and during the Middle Ages it was a fief which belonged to a succession of religious institutions. The current village church dates from 1769; there is also a chapel at a very old crossroads called Chapelle du Chêneau, that has an old but disputed history. There is also a 19th-century château in Longueville.[1]

References

  1. ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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