Basècles is a village and district of the municipality of Beloeil, located in the Hainaut Province in Wallonia, Belgium.
Basècles | |
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.JPG) Basècles, château de Daudergnies | |
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| Coordinates: 50°31′00″N 03°39′00″E / 50.51667°N 3.65000°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Hainaut |
| Municipality | Beloeil |
The village history goes back at least to 1040, when Emperor Henry III donated the village to the Abbey of Ghislenghien. The village has been a centre of black marble extraction. The village church dates from 1779. There is also a small 19th-century château, built by Jean-Baptiste Daudergnies, who participated in the construction of the Panama Canal.[1]
References edit
- ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 118. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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