Felenne
section and village of Beauraing, Wallonia, Belgium
Felenne (French pronunciation: [fəlɛn]; Walloon: Felene) is a village in Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Beauraing, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
The settlement has existed since the 11th century. Between 1678 and 1699 it was part of France. The nave of the village church is from the 18th century, while the rest of the church dates from 1840. The oldest parts of the mill of the village dates from the 18th century.
The public source identifies “Felenne” as section and village of Beauraing, Wallonia, Belgium. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Felenne, section and village.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Felenne”, the useful work is to connect “section and village of Beauraing, Wallonia, Belgium” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2171917. Authority coordinates are 50.069, 4.849. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1678, 1699 and 1840.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Felenne”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Felenne primary sources, Felenne archive and Felenne research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Felenne”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Felenne” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.