Formally it is a municipality with linguistic facilities for French speakers, which has so far prevented a merger with neighbouring Tongeren from taking place.

Actually, his official salary is €1,400 but he considered it too high and kept only 675, the rest being given back to the municipal treasurer.

[4] In 2014, Mayor Louwet resigned in favour of Claudy Prosmans.

The first action of the new mayor was to guide Herstappe into the digital era.

He wanted to buy a computer for the town hall, complete with an internet connection, and they were also looking into the creation of an official website.