Marche-les-Dames

Marche-les-Dames Måtche-les-Dames (Walloon)
Sub-municipality of Namur
The rockface across the Meuse river from Marche-les-Dames where Albert I of Belgium drew his last breath
Location of Marche-les-Dames
Location of Marche-les-Dames in Namur
Marche-les-Dames Show map of Belgium Marche-les-Dames Show map of Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°29′06″N 4°57′36″E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Municipality	Namur
Area
• Total	6.87 km^2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	1,000
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Postal codes	5024
Area codes	081

Marche-les-Dames (French pronunciation: [maʁʃ le dam]; Walloon: Måtche-les-Dames) is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.^[1]

It is located downstream of the Sambre confluence, on the left bank of the Meuse river. Because of the high cliffs this place is popular with rock climbers.^{[citation needed]}

History

Albert I monument

King Albert I died here in a 1934 mountaineering accident. The King fell from a rock face and his dead body was found later.^[2] At this site a memorial was erected to honour the king.^{[citation needed]}

Movies shot at Marche-les-Dames

Source:^[3]

• 2009: Sister Smile de Stijn Coninx
• 2012: La Marque Des Anges de Sylvain White
• 2015: Public Enemy (TV series) de Matthieu Frances et Gary Seghers

References

1. "LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977" (PDF).
2. "DNA Tests Quash King Albert I Death Conspiracy Theory". New Historian. 24 July 2016.
3. "Marche-les-Dames", Wikipédia (in French), 10 March 2021, retrieved 24 July 2021