Marche-les-Dames
Marche-les-Dames (French pronunciation: [maʁʃ le dam]; Walloon: Måtche-les-Dames) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
The rockface across the Meuse river from Marche-les-Dames where Albert I of Belgium drew his last breath
It is located on the bank of the Meuse river. Because of the high cliffs this place is popular with rock climbers.
History
King Albert I died here in a 1934 mountaineering accident. The King fell from a rock face and his dead body was found later.[1] At this site a memorial was erected to honour the king.
Movies shot at Marche-les-Dames[2]
- 2009 : Sister Smile (film) de Stijn Coninx
- 2012 : La Marque Des Anges de Sylvain White
- 2015: Public Enemy (TV series) de Matthieu Frances et Gary Seghers
References
- "DNA Tests Quash King Albert I Death Conspiracy Theory". New Historian. 24 July 2016.
- "Marche-les-Dames", Wikipédia (in French), 2021-03-10, retrieved 2021-07-24
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