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Daussois

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Daussois
The church of Saint Vedast, Daussois
The church of Saint Vedast, Daussois
Daussois is located in Belgium
Daussois
Daussois
Location within Belgium
Daussois is located in Europe
Daussois
Daussois
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 50°13′18″N 04°27′06″E / 50.22167°N 4.45167°E / 50.22167; 4.45167
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
MunicipalityCerfontaine

Daussois (in Walloon, Dausseu) is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Cerfontaine, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It has 552 inhabitants, as of January 2024.[1]

Daussois is situated at the center of the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse [fr] region, which is not an administrative region; its borders are not clearly defined, but it includes villages that are south of the Sambre River and north of the Meuse.

Nearby villages include Vogenée [fr] and Yves-Gomezée to the south, Silenrieux to the east, Villers-deux-Églises [fr] and Soumoy [fr] to the north, and Jamiolle [fr] to the west.

In the Middle Ages, the village was part of the County of Hainaut, and later it briefly belonged to France. The village has been burnt down twice: in 1794 by French troops during the French Revolutionary Wars, and in 1914 by German troops during World War I. The village church, dedicated to Saint Vedast, is largely from the early 16th century and Gothic in style.[2]

References

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  1. https://allecijfers.be/deelgemeente/daussois/
  2. Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. pp. 229–230. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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