Lessive

Lessive retains all its old-world charm. On Rue de l'Antenne, you can admire a rather unusual sculpture: a man with a fish head standing on stilts. This sculpture by local artist Vinciane Renard reminds us of the nickname given to the inhabitants of Lessive: "the Tchabots ". This Walloon term refers to small, flat-headed, black fish often found stranded on the ground after a flood.

This sculpture also recalls the folklore of the inhabitants of Lessive. Indeed, during floods, to graze their herds in the meadows, every Lessive resident had to be able to "aller à skasses" (Walloon for stilts). Stilts have disappeared, replaced by rubber boots, but the tradition has been perpetuated through the folk group "Les skassis de Lessive." They make an appearance at the village festival held every July.

Among the small hills known as "les Tiennes," you'll have the opportunity to spot the old antennas of the terrestrial space telecommunications station. This station once allowed the transmission and reception of telephone communications, images, and computer data to and from around the world.