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Perwez ( Walloon Perwé, Dutch Perwijs ) is a commune in the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. It consists of five districts: Malèves -Sainte -Marie- Wastines, Orbais, Perwez, Thorembais -les- Béguines and Thorembais -Saint -Trond.

• 5.1 building
• 5.2 Miscellaneous

Geography

The community Perwez located in the southeast of the province of Walloon Brabant in the muddy hills of Hesbaye (La Hesbaye ), 40 km. netfernt of Brussels. Perwez borders the municipalities Incourt, Walhain and Ramillies in Walloon Brabant, and at Gembloux and Éghezée in the province of Namur.

History

The center of the community originated in the Middle Ages. At that time it was at the limit of the Duchy of Brabant and County of Namur.

By royal decree of the municipality merger from September 1, 1975, which was ratified on 30 December, the municipal boundaries were reorganized. Since 1977 form Malèves - Sante -Marie- Wastines, Orbais, Perwez, Thorembais -les- Béguines and Thorembais -Saint -Trond a new church named Perwez.

Policy

Mayor

The following table gives an overview of the Mayor of Perwez and the independent municipalities until 1977 Malèves -Sainte -Marie- Wastines, Orbais, Thorembais -les- Béguines and Thorembais -Saint -Trond.

Community partnership

Since 2008, a community partnership between Perwez and the French community Kaysersberg in Alsace.

Economy and infrastructure

Perwez is a farming village. On the loamy soil thrive cereals, beet, maize, potatoes and canola.

Perwez located midway between Namur and Wavre. The community is connected to the E411 motorway and N21 national roads ( between Tirlement and Charleroi) and N51 ( between Leuven and Namur).

Culture and sights

Building

The original Gothic Saint Martin Church of Perwez has often been remodeled or rebuilt after destruction again and last major restoration 1840-1848. It has three ships in the Renaissance style. Striking is the bell tower, whose three-part tip has the form of two octagonal bell of different sizes, which are separated by a perforated midsection.

The John the Baptist devoted to Saint -Jean -Baptiste Church in Wastines was built in 1855 by architect Moreau in neoclassical style with three naves. Originating from the 13th century sandstone tower of the ruined previous building was built and equipped with a new octagonal top.

The Assumption Church Notre- Dame de l' Assomption in Sainte -Marie was built in 1908-1913 on the ruins of an old church in the Gothic Revival style. It was the tower from the 11-12. Receive century of sandstones and similar to Saint -Jean -Baptiste provided with an octagonal bell tower. The sacristy (13th century) was also integrated into the new building.

The three-nave church of Saint -Ulric in Malèves was built in 1865 by architect Coulon on the ruins of an older temple in the Gothic Revival style brick with stone corners. The centrally uplifting from the entrance facade square tower has a pyramidal spire. In the left wall of the chancel is a black marble cenotaph and a grave plate for Louis de Stradio († 1577) and Marguerite de Berghe are embedded.

The Place Saint-Lambert Church in Orbais was built in 1762 on the ruins of a medieval building. The small tower with octagonal tip was reconstructed in 1842. The Gothic cross in the chancel dates from the 16th Century Since about 1766 a severe fever epidemic after the celebration of a number of church services was in honor of the holy Wivine to an end, she became the second patroness of the church according to Lambert. Wivine regarded as the patron saint of young children and families, which is why it is called but mainly with eye and neck diseases, fever and pleurisy also in all animal diseases.

The Saint -Trond Church in Thorembais -Saint -Trond was built in 1785 by architect Nivoy on the ruins of the smaller earlier building. The square tower in Romanesque style was retained. Already in 1172 a small parish church of the Abbey of Bonne- Espérance was bought in the presence of the lord of Orbais.

Since the 12th century there was a church in Thorembais -les- Béguines, which then belonged to the Abbey of Villers- la -Ville. Today's three-nave church of Saint -Roch and Saint- Martin was built in 1851 in neoclassical style. Your square tower has a 23 m high peak.

Others

In Perwez there is a theater (La Bonne Entente ) and a puppet theater ( Théâtre des Gros Nez ). In addition, here, the traveling circus Les Baladins du Miroir his seat

With the Centre d' expression et de Créativité de Perwez ( CECP, Center for expression and creativity ) are available in Perwez a music education facility. Their initial goal was early musical education, today she is interested in all ages are welcome.

The association Cercle Historique de Perwez founded in 1985, deals with the history of all parts of the church today Perwez. Since 1986, she brings out a magazine (Le Souvenir Perwézien ) that appears every three months with a new edition.

In Perwez there are several sports clubs. One can ( a Korean martial art ) to learn or to undergo Popeye Club a fitness training here volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis, beach tennis, judo and Subakdo.

The local radio station Must FM was on 16 April 1993 in Perwez in collaboration with a computer scientist radio amateurs. Here, the computer science program Virtual Studio was developed, which manages the broadcasting of jingles and commercials and makes it possible to create continuous music programs for operation without a radio announcer. This program has evolved laufzu a necessary working tool for many professional and non-professional radio station and outside of Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the future in Canada and Germany.

The existing since 1973, local TV was founded as Télévision Communautaire Gembloutoise ( TVCG ) and since 1984 Canal zoom means. It has its seat in Sauvenière, a district of Gembloux, and is the smallest of the twelve local stations of the French Community. Since 1976, it can be ( with the exception of the Nile -Saint -Vincent ) received in Gembloux, Chastre, Perwez and Walhain cable.

2006 Perwez got the award Villes et Villages fleuris. It is awarded each year by the province of Walloon Brabant towns and villages that make a special effort to beautify public places with flowers.