Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher - Belgium

Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher is an place and municipality in the northern parts of the Belgian province of Liège. It's consist of 5 villages Freloux, Noville, Roloux, Voroux-Goreux and Fexhe. There is another Fexhe in the province of Liège and to distinguish it from Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher the call that one Fexhe-Slins. The part le-Haut-Clocher means literally "the high bell tower" and by the way Slins means it's close to the village of Slins. One thing about the bell tower it's not so high, more an medium. The municipality of Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher is very low, around 3200. Medieval England has it's Magna Charta and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège has the Peace of Fexhe, the Prince-Bishop Alphonse de La Marck (1288-1344) abuse his power to much. In 1316 to try end an civil war in Liège the warlike Prince-Bishop was pursued to sign the treaty which he does, afterwards he tried to get out of it trying. The Peace of Fexhe was signed by the Prince-Bischop, the Canons of the chapter and some counts and cities in the bishopric. The power was more spread out of the country like the English Magna Charta. Also normal people get more rights and with legal issues are handled by normal courts. Corruption of officials was restricted and inviolability of domicile and property was guaranteed. But the civil war didn't end yet and every bishop pledge allegiance to this treaty ever since. So let's take an look at the flag.

The flag is divided with an broken line with the colors red and white. The edges stands for the 5 villages of the municipality. And with some imagination you can see in the red part the letter "F", the first letter of Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher. Short explanation of an medieval looking flag.