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Coordinates: 50°38′17″N03°40′50″E / 50.63806°N 3.68056°E / 50.63806; 3.68056
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
Province Generic flag of Hainaut (1-1).svg Hainaut
Municipality Ath

Houtaing is a village and district of the municipality of Ath, located in the Hainaut Province in Wallonia, Belgium.

The earliest mention of the village is in a document dated 847, listing properties of the Saint-Amand Abbey in present-day France. Later it became a feudal fief. The current Château de la Berlière in Houtaing dates from 1793, by architect Antoine Payen the Elder, and replaced an earlier castle. [1]

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References

  1. Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 72. ISBN   978-94-014-1418-0.