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The bètchète The bètchète (a term of Walloon origin) was a long, flat-bottomed river boat used mainly to transport goods and sometimes people in the Ardennes massif. They were particularly common in the Ourthe basin (Ourthe, Vesdre, Amblève, Salm, Canal...

Navigation on the Ourthe Navigation on the Ourthe dates back to ancient times. As early as the 10th century, the abbeys favoured this mode of transport. Boats sailed up the Ourthe beyond La Roche. The river was an essential means...

The port of Barvaux This extract from the 1826 cadastral map shows the precise course of the river at that time. It shows the three islands and the Grand Bati ford. The Ourthe can be seen running alongside Lambert Joseph...

The pleasures of the river Rivers have always attracted many water sports enthusiasts. The Ourthe is no exception. Some areas were, and still are, popular for swimming, such as the Gère site. Others, such as the mill reach, were ideal...

La Gère In 1620, Mathieu de Geer, cousin of the famous Liège businessman Louis de Geer (founder of the Swedish iron and steel industry), owned a foundry in Mormont (Erezée) and set up a warehouse in Barvaux upstream of the...

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The Houbière path Its name comes from "hops", a plant that was cultivated for several centuries in the vicinity of the path, mainly in the "Margot" meadow on the church side. This path was and still is very useful: it...

Exit from the Rue de Presseux Cultural life was particularly rich in the village in the last century. Indeed, in 1899 the choral society "La Concorde" was created and was a huge success. More than a hundred members were instantly...

The dairy At the beginning of 1900, under the impetus of the village farmers, the cooperative society "Laiterie Saint-Martin" was founded, under the direction of Joseph Léonard. In 1914, the company had 25 public skimmers distributed in an equal number...