 Although his struggle lasted 3 years, he won and, in 1841, Luttre was detached from Pont-à-Celles and became an independent municipality.Irony of fate, the young teacher never got elected mayor of Luttre or appointed head teacher at the elementary school of the village.On the other hand, after a short union with Liberchies (from 1965 until 1977), Luttre joined Pont-à-Celles in 1977 with 5 other villages (Buzet, Liberchies, Obaix, Thimeon, Viesville) to form the municipality of Pont-à-Celles as it is known today

The canal which crosses Luttre was built in the 19th century.