The belfry

The belfry is the tower of St. Sauveur, the old parish church. Its base might originate from the mid 10th century. This religious building is said to have had an elemental appearance : one tower and a single nave. So the tower acted as both lookout and defence. It was also called the clock tower. The first reference to this ornament was in 1486. The tower was gradually extended during the course of time to reach its present height.
Church St. Sauveur was closed down in 1810 owing to its poor condition and sold for demolition purposes. The tower was then retained as a belfry. The lower part of the building's brick coating, was renewed in1889.
A fire that broke out in September 1905 devastated the belfry steeple. The arrow-shaped belfry was replaced in 1907 by a new one with a bulbous appearance.
UNESCO added it to the World Heritage list in July 2005.