Editing Flémalle (section)

=== Cemeteries ===
[[File:20170430 flemalle076.jpg|thumb|The Fontaine Cemetery located near Trixhes, in Flémalle-Haute.]]
The municipality has 14 [[cemeteries]]: the "La Fontaine" cemetery, the Tapeines cemetery, the old Ivoz-Ramet cemetery, the Ivoz-Ramet cemetery, the Awirs Church cemetery, the Awirs cemetery, the Mons-lez-Liège 1 cemetery, the Mons-lez-Liège 2 cemetery, the Mons-lez-Liège 3 cemetery, the Flémalle-Haute Church cemetery, the Flémalle-Grande cemetery, the Chokier cemetery, the Cahottes cemetery, and the Gleixhe cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr-FR |title=List of Liège Cemeteries |url=https://blog.egliseinfo.be/fetes/fetes-liturgiques/toussaint/carte-des-cimetieres/liste-des-cimetieres-liegeois/ |website=Egliseinfo.be |access-date=2021-05-06}}.</ref>

* Tapeines Cemetery

The cemetery includes a scattering area for ashes.<ref name="SC_Règlement_cimetière" group="SC">Regulations on [[cemeteries]], [[burials]], and funeral transports – Flémalle</ref> It contains a [[war memorial]]. Marcel Cools and his wife are buried there; Marcel being the father of [[André Cools]], former mayor of Flémalle. He died in 1942 at [[Mauthausen concentration camp|Mauthausen]] on 15 August 1942.<ref>It is noted on a commemorative plaque on the tomb: « ''Recognition of the S.R.A. Antoine Association, to COOLS MARCEL who died at Mauthausen on 15 August 1942'' ».</ref>

* Ivoz-Ramet Cemetery

The cemetery includes a scattering area for ashes and a [[columbarium]].<ref name="SC_Règlement_cimetière" group="SC" /> It features a monument to the heroes in memory of the centenary festivities in 1930 for victims of 1830 during the [[Belgian Revolution|revolution]]. A [[commemorative plaque]] from [[World War II]] honors civilian victims and lists 29 names. Another war memorial honors victims of both [[World Wars]]. Another commemorative plaque honors the dead of World War II (10 names listed) and a plaque honoring soldiers who died during World War I (18 names listed, including two civilians). Another plaque lists the names of seven civilians who died during World War II.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ivoz-Ramet Cemetery |url=http://kiminvati.com/paysdemeuse/Pages/ZDIV7AC2A1h.php |website=kiminvati.com |access-date=2021-05-06}}.</ref>

* Awirs Church Cemetery

Often called the ''old Awirs cemetery'' compared to the more recent cemetery nearby, this cemetery dates back to the [[Middle Ages]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Village of Awirs and the Valley of Mills |url=http://tourisme.flemalle.be/pages/index/index/id/76/lang/en |website=tourisme.flemalle.be |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref> and is located around the Saint-Etienne Church of Awirs. For several centuries, burials were ''coemeterium'', meaning entire generations of families were buried in the same grave.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Development of the Old Awirs Cemetery |url=http://www.qvw.be/fr%7Camenagement-du-vieux-cimetiere-des-awirs.html |website=Visitespassion |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref>

The cemetery was owned by the church until the 19th century, and it decided who could be buried within the walls. [[Excommunicated]], [[suicides]], duel victims, and those without baptism were [[funeral rite|buried]] in ''li fâ ête'', or the false cemetery, located in the priest's wood.<ref name=":5" />

The oldest known graves are those of the ''de Durmarche'' (1595) and the ''Nihoule'' (1597). A tombstone with a piece of [[heraldry]] was found in this cemetery and is believed to belong to Marguerite de La Marck-Arenberg or Catherine de Oest d'Aigremont. However, the wealthier individuals could afford to be buried inside the church, such as Charles Boesmans, who died in 1633, priest Noël Pagnoul in 1690, and the lord of Waarge.<ref name=":5" />

Following the Napoleonic decree of 12 June 1804, it is now forbidden to bury anyone within the walls of a church, but it is now possible to purchase a concession and erect a monument in the cemetery if one can afford it. However, this decree transfers the cemetery's oversight from the church to the municipality, which assumes all responsibilities.<ref name=":5" />

In the 19th century, during a period of demographic boom, the cemetery increasingly ran out of space, not to mention the numerous graves with perpetual concessions. The church urgently needed to purchase new plots to expand the now too-small cemetery. Thus, in 1941, another extension of the cemetery was considered by architect Jean Meuris, but this project never materialized. However, in 1952, a new, larger cemetery was inaugurated a bit further away in the village.<ref name=":5" />

Following the collapse of part of the old cemetery's walls<ref name=":4" /> on the night of 30 November 1998 to 1 December 1998, several village residents, with the support of the non-profit association Qualité-Village-Wallonie,<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Maintenance of the landscaped cemetery of Awirs |url=http://www.qvw.be/en-maintenance-of-the-landscaped-cemetery-of-awirs.html |website=Visitespassion |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref> mobilized to preserve what remained of the cemetery<ref name=":5" />{{,}}.<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=FLÉMALLE Development of the old cemetery of Awirs Wooden cross, iron cross... |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/flemalle-development-of-the-old-cemetery-of-awirs-cr_t-20001018-Z0JU8A.html |website=Le Soir Plus |date=18 October 2000 |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref> In 2016, an "insect hotel" was created in the cemetery<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Creation of an insect hotel – Welcoming nature into our cemetery, an exemplary project |url=http://www.qvw.be/en-creation-of-an-insect-hotel-welcoming-nature-into-our-cemetery-an-exemplary-project.html |website=Visitespassion |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref>{{,}}.<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Insect hotel |url=http://www.qvw.be/en-insect-hotel1.html |website=Visitespassion |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref> At the beginning of 2020, the cemetery was on its way to being certified.<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Certification of the old Awirs cemetery? |url=http://www.qvw.be/en-certification-of-the-old-awirs-cemetery.html |website=Visitespassion |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref>

Thanks to the cemetery's redevelopment project, the village was awarded the Qualité-Village-Wallonie Trophy in 2007.<ref name=":4" /> The cemetery is open and tours are organized during heritage days.<ref name=":4" />

* Mons-lez-Liège Cemetery 3
Mons-lez-Liège Cemetery 3 is located in Mons-lez-Liège. It should not be confused with the old Mons-lez-Liège Cemetery (Mons-lez-Liège Cemetery 1) located further along ''rue Jean Barthélemy'' and the Mons-lez-Liège Cemetery 2 (known as the ''Souxhon Cemetery'') located in [[Flémalle-Haute|Souxhon]].

Jean-Louis Adam is buried in this cemetery,<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Mons-lez-Liège Cemetery, rue Pré Malieppe – Mons-lez-Liège, Belgium |url=https://www.geneanet.org/cemeteries/collection/14063-mons-lez-liege--rue-pre-malieppe |website=Geneanet |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref> a notable figure in the village of Mons-lez-Liège. One of the village's main streets is named after him. Several war memorials are located in the cemetery.

Here lie, among others, [[Julie Lejeune]] and [[Mélissa Russo]], victims of [[Marc Dutroux]]. A memorial to them has been erected at the entrance of the cemetery. They were abducted on 24 June 1995 in [[Grâce-Hollogne]]. Numerous protests took place throughout [[Belgium]] and Europe, including the "[[White March]]es", as well as a parliamentary commission, the reform of the police and gendarmerie, new institutions, and the [[Child Focus]] association.

* Flémalle-Haute Church Cemetery

A World War I war memorial and several individual graves are located here. Several plaques and names were added to the memorial to honor the dead of World War II.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flémalle-Haute – World War I War Memorial |url=https://bel-memorial.org/cities/liege/flemalle-haute/flemalle-haute_mon_cim.htm |website=bel-memorial.org |access-date=2021-05-08}}.</ref>