Loverval: discovering Art Deco

Loverval is historically a very old village hidden in the environment of the woods and water. A real green lung at the exit of the Carolégienne agglomeration, it is today an important residential center. The road from Charleroi to Philippeville cuts its territory into two parts in a north-south angle. To the east, the Vieux Loverval and Morlères extend, and to the west, the Try d'Haies and the Chêniat. The Chêniat or wood planted in contrast to "hedges" or wild forests is a prosperous residential area built between the two wars for the wealthy Carolégienne bourgeoisie who are tired of the city. Several villas are the work of the Belgian modernist architect Marcel Leborgne. Here you will find the Frog and the Water Lilies, the Chinese Pagoda, the villa of the composer Gaston Monseu, and especially at the corner of the main road, the country house of Chéniat, summer residence of the artist, writer, and architect Marcel Depelsenaire. The Walloon humanist Elie Baussart also lived here.