Jalhay

Jalhay (in Walloon Djalhé ) is a common French-speaking of Belgium located in Walloon region in the Province of Liege.

General information

  • Population: 7.867 inhabitants at January 1st 2005

  • Surface: 10.690 hectares is 106,90 km ²
  • Densité: 73,59 habitants/km²

Places and monuments

  • the Saint-Michel church has a curious bell-tower whose arrow is twisted, one calls twisted Clocher this type of bell-tower. There are seven different in Belgium including four in Province of Liege.
  • the Hut Michel: high tourist place of the High Fagnes
  • the stopping of Gileppe

Sections of commune

Jalhay and Sart-lez-Spa.

Localities

Surister, Herbiester, To excavate, Charneux, Solwaster, Sart-lez-Spa, Tiège, Nivezé.

See too

Folklore

  • Each year, Sunday following fatty Tuesday takes place the procession of Carnival of Jalhay and Herbiester.
  • laetaré Sart-Tiège is the occasion of a procession-contest of tanks flowered between Sart-lez-Spa and Tiège.

External bonds

Jalhay.info site, devotes to the local life and tourism jalhaytois

The folklore jalhaytois: Photographs of the carnival of Jalhay and Laetare de Sart - Tiege

Site of the Municipal authorities

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