Belfries of Belgium and France

The Belfries of Belgium and France are a world heritage site. The site comprises 56 belfries from Flanders and Wallonia in Belgium, and from far northern France.

Understand

These belfries were built during the Middle Ages in the Duchy of Burgundy. Most of them are part of churches, city halls or other buildings but some are standalone buildings.

Sites

Flanders

West Flanders
  • 🌍 Bruges. Hallentoren belfry and halls. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Diksmuide. Town hall and belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Kortrijk. Hallentoren belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Lo-Reninge. Former town hall with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Menen. Belfry and town hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Nieuwpoort. Town hall with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Roeselare. Town house, town hall (market hall) and belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Tielt. Hallentoren belfry, cloth hall and aldermen's chamber. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Veurne. Countryhouse with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Ypres. Belfry with cloth hall. (updated Dec 2017)

East Flanders
  • 🌍 Aalst. Aldermen's house with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Dendermonde. Town hall with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Eeklo. Town hall with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Ghent. Belfry, cloth hall and old prison. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Oudenaarde. Town hall with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)

Antwerp
  • 🌍 Antwerp. Cathedral of Our Lady. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Antwerp. City hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Herentals. Old town and clothes hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Lier. Town hall and belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Mechelen. St. Rumbold's tower and cathedral. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Mechelen. Old hall with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)

Flemish Brabant
  • 🌍 Leuven. St. Peter's church and belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Tienen. St. Germanus church with belfry. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Zoutleeuw. St. Leonard's church. (updated Dec 2017)

Limburg

Wallonia

Hainaut

Namur
  • 🌍 Gembloux. Belfry of Gembloux. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Namur. Belfry of Namur. (updated Dec 2017)

Nord-Pas de Calais

Nord
  • 🌍 Armentières. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Bailleul. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Bergues. Belfry of Bergues. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Cambrai. Belfry of St. Martin's church. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Comines. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Douai. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Dunkirk. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Dunkirk. Belfry of St. Eloi's church. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Gravelines. Belfry of Gravelines. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Lille. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Loos. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)

Pas-de-Calais
  • 🌍 Aire-sur-la-Lys. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Arras. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Béthune. Belfry of Béthune. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Boulogne-sur-Mer. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Calais. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Hesdin. Belfry of the city hall. (updated Dec 2017)

Picardy


Somme
  • 🌍 Abbeville. Belfry of Abbeville. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Amiens. Belfry of Amiens. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Doullens. Belfry of the old municipal hall. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Lucheux. Belfry of the Lucheux gate. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Rue. Belfry of Rue. (updated Dec 2017)
  • 🌍 Saint-Riquier. Belfry of Saint-Riquier. (updated Dec 2017)
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