Quiévrain

Quiévrain (in Picardy Kievrin ) is a common French-speaking of Belgium located in Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It is a frontier commune with France, whose common neighbor and almost homonym are Quiévrechain.

Sections of commune

Audregnies, Baisieux and Quiévrain.

Etymology

History

The village of Quiévrain was crossed by a Roman roadway and currencies, tiles etc were discovered there. At the beginning of the 10th century an act of Charles the Simple one in fact mention. With the Middle Ages, the lords of Quiévrain are owners of the places which include also Hensies and Baisieux. The known first is Wauthier de Quiévrain (act of 1067,1086,1090,1099) its back small son; Arnould de Quiévrain will be in favor of the false Baudouin of Flanders and his/her Wauthier brother took part in the battle of Bouvines by making the bet with Arnould d' Esnes make the battle assembled on mares (the chavaliers never assembled mares which were intended for the female gente). In 1267, Nicolas Marie and will have only three girls. The elder one will marry Geoffroy d' Aspremont who will become the new lord of Quiévrain. It will be killed with the battle of the Gold Spurs with Courtrai in 1302.

In 1376, Simon de Lalaing 2nd wire of Simon III and Mahaut d' Aspremont, buys to the seigniory of Quiévrain to his cousin Gobert IX baron d' Aspremont. Here is ground of Quiévrain which returns under the property of a hennuyère family. This Simon will be the founder of the branch of Lalaing-Quiévrain. He quarters his weapons into 1 and 4 of mouths with 10 joined and acollés rhombuses of money placed 3,3,3,1, (Lalaing) with the lambel with 3 hanging of azure and the 2 and 3d' gold with the bandaged chief of money and mouths of 6 parts (Quiévrain). Simon Ier de Lalaing is lord of Quiévrain, of Hordain, seneshal of Ostrevant, several times large baillif of Hainaut and lord of the manor of Ath. This branch will hold the seigniory of Quiévrain until 1428 because Simon III lord of Quiévrain and Ecaussinnes will have only two girls whose elder one will make pass the ground of Quiévrain in the family of Châtilon-Blois while marrying to Olivier, count de Penthièvre. As they did not have any descent, it is his/her puinée sister who inherited Quiévrain. She married Jean de Croÿ, Ier count de Chimay in 1467. in XVIeme century, Quiévrain will be the property of the family of Arenberg and will remain it until the French revolution.

Transport

Quiévrain should be connected by tram with Valencian by 2011.

Internal bond

In addition to Quiévrain

External bonds

Official site of the commune
History and Patrimoine
Natural park of the Top-Countries

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