Gembloux cemetery

Gembloux cemetery was built in 1869 to replace the former burial site, closed once and all in 1872, located next to the church.
The square axial cemetery is separated from the city centre by the Brussels-Namur national highway, which sparked off one or two controversies when the cemetery was being created.
The central path features several splendid 19th century monuments (volumetric steles covered with crosses or in columns, sloping slabs surmounted with ornaments) alternating with one or two sepulchral chapels, including those of the Descampe family built in neo-Roman style towards 1903, of the Debouche-Delange family built in neo-gothic style towards 1900 and, above all, of the Evrard-Hichter family constructed towards 1919 whose characteristics include an irregular layout and a terrace roof.
The wings accommodate recent and contemporary graves that do not alter the visual perception of the central path. Buried in the cemetery are several British soldiers who lost their lives during the Second World War close to Gembloux.
This resting place is known for being admirably tended and for the pleasing appearance of its well-looked-after plantings (movable ornamental bowls, trees and edges).