Englebert Collinet, master glass maker, and member of the family owning the glass furnaces installed close to the river Le Surginet, received Charles-Quint and his son Philippe in 1549 for a visit to his premises. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
After the sale of the Château-Ferme to the lawyer Laisné in 1749, the property was split into three parts. The main building and the outbuildings served as an inn and the workshops were split between a clog makers and a weavers shop. Justin Gillet worked in the clog makers. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
Not many people know that Clément Macq invented barbed wire in Momignies in 1873. A butcher by profession, he reared and fattened his own stock. It was this that gave him the brilliant idea of making fencing made from smooth wire more effective by adding barbs. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
Well-suited to people with reduced mobility (single storey), this accommodation is in the old kitchens of the big house of former times and retains various traces of the past, including the bread oven and brick vaulting. Its comfort will delight you. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
In the main part of the building, this accommodation bears the name of the second wife of Nicaise Poschet. From 1615 to 1630 she had twelve children, all baptised in Macon and born at the Château-Ferme. After the death of her husband, she remained in Macon where she died on 21 April 1664. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
In the main body of the house, this accommodation will delight you with its many traces of the past. Warm and comfortable, it will welcome you to the heart of our beautiful region for your holidays and to find rest and recharge your batteries. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
Cosy, royal house from the 19th century with panel doors, splendid ceilings with ornaments and a beautiful chimney. Very peaceful situated with a beautiful view over the town with its church. Here you can visit lovely little towns and with groups you can have lots of fun. The house has a big driveway with gateway and a child friendly back garden. Up to the spacious surrounding are many hiking and cycling routes, which ... Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
Stocking making first came to the village of Macon from France in about 1750. The craftsmen spun their own wool from the regions sheep. This supplied the weaving industry and the wool fabric obtained was then cut up to be made into stockings, birettas, slippers, etc. Joseph Lernoux knitted and sold his own goods travelling around on foot or on a mule. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
This accommodation takes after its name of Toussaint Dohy: small, warm and friendly, and open to the outside world. It warms both heart and body, not by songs but by a good fire in its hearth. In fact, Toussaint Dohy is known throughout the Fagnes and Thierache region for his very real gift of improvisation. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home
The oldest known brewery in Momignies territory dates from 1660: it was next to the presbytery which had a hop field. There wasnt another one until the one founded in 1825 by Placide Février. This former soldier in the Imperial Army, came to live in Momignies after the battle of Waterloo and founded this famous brewery. Details and Availability
Destination: Momignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Source: Belvilla
Type: Holiday Home