126 km | 155 km-effort
We suggest you make a short stop near the bandstand.
‘Jemelle’ is a diminutive of the Germanic word Gamunda meaning (river) mouth, confluence.
Legend has it that the daughter of the Lord of Rochefort expressed the wish to baptize each and every one of the places they encountered during their travels through their lands. When they arrived at the confluence of the Lomme and the Wamme, the two august travellers noticed the two twin (jumelles in French) rivers joyously flowing and merging into each other. While the girl descended from the coach, she suddenly heard a melodious voice rise above the sound of the stream saying ‘Je me mêle’ (I am mingling). Seized with wonder, she ran towards her father and said to him: ‘We shall call this place ‘Je me mêle’’. Later on, it was written Jememelle. Finally, the local clerk, probably judging the name a tad too long, shortened it to Jemelle, which is how it has been written ever since.
Louis Noël’s sculpture is a beautiful illustration of this legend.
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Randonnées de la Maison du Tourisme Famenne - Ardenne Ourthe & Lesse PRO
