Bonlez Explained

Bonlez
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Pushpin Map:Belgium#Europe
Pushpin Label:Bonlez
Coordinates:50.7°N 4.6833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Walloon Brabant
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4: Chaumont-Gistoux
Population Density Km2:auto

Bonlez is a village of and a district of the municipality of Chaumont-Gistoux, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.

The locality has been settled at least since the Bronze Age. The first written mention of the village dates from the Middle Ages. Bonlez Castle is located in Bonlez; the village church is also a historical building, dating in its current appearance largely from 1771, when it was rebuilt according to a design by Laurent-Benoît Dewez. Inside, it contains furnishings from the 15th to 17th centuries.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Menne. Gilbert. 2014. Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels. Racine. 253. 978-94-014-1418-0.