Pays de Herve

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The Pays de Herve (Land of Herve) is a 420 km2 natural region of Wallonia, between the rivers Vesdre and Meuse and the borders separating Belgium from the Netherlands and Germany.

A typical landscape in the Pays de Herve
Herve cheese

The region is named after the ancient town of Herve, which is at its centre.

Economically the Pays de Herve mainly has an agricultural character. The region is known for Herve cheese.

Towns edit

Population centres in this region are: Aubel, Beyne-Heusay, Blegny, Dalhem, Fléron, Herve, Olne, Plombières, Soumagne, Thimister-Clermont, Visé, Voeren and Welkenraedt.

Maps edit

 
The natural regions of Belgium.
  The Pays de Herve is in the east.
 
The Pays de Herve in the Province of Liège.
 
Belgium in Europe

50°39′N 5°50′E / 50.65°N 5.83°E / 50.65; 5.83