Måssî-rouwale vis-andoûlêye dèl påhûle loukeûre di s’ pavêye.
Sale-ruelle” enchants you with the peaceful appearance of its cobblestones.
This is undoubtedly one of the streets in Liège where the Walloon and French names diverge the most! While the street bears the lovely name “Beauregard” in French, in Walloon it is known as “Måssî-rouwale” (dirty alley).
However, the name “Beauregard” does not refer to the charm of this old alley in Outremeuse but is said to be the result of a corruption of an old place name meaning “beautiful brook.”
It is worth mentioning that other streets in Liège also had an equally unenviable name. The Rue de la Montagne was also known as “laide ruelle” or “Masî ruelle,” which is related to the Walloon word “måssî” (dirty). Other streets, on the other hand, could boast a more flattering name. Thus, the Neuvice acquired the nickname ‘Li rowe d’ôr’ (the golden street), due to the large number of goldsmiths established there at the time.