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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Aywaille Aiwêye (Walloon)
Municipality
The Amblève in AywailleThe Amblève in Aywaille
Coat of arms of AywailleCoat of arms
Location of Aywaille
Aywaille is located in BelgiumAywailleAywailleLocation in Belgium Location of Aywaille in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°28′N 05°40′E / 50.467°N 5.667°E / 50.467; 5.667
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementLiège
Government
 • MayorThierry Carpentier
Area
 • Total79.92 km (30.86 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,405
 • Density160/km (400/sq mi)
Postal codes4920
NIS code62009
Area codes04
Websitewww.aywaille.be

Aywaille (French pronunciation: [ɛwaj]; Walloon: Aiwêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km which gives a population density of 146 inhabitants per km. Its area consists of 45.7% of wooded and wild country, 29.9% of agricultural areas and 24.4% of built-up areas.

The inhabitants of Aywaille are called the "Aqualiens", from the Latin version of Aywaille "Aqualia loca", which means "area full of water" or "muddy land".

The municipality consists of the following districts: Aywaille, Ernonheid, Harzé, and Sougné-Remouchamps. They include many villages as Aywaille, Awan, Chambralles, Deigné, Ernonheid, Paradis, Houssonloge, Pouhon, Harzé, Havelange, Kin, Stoqueu, Martinrive, Nonceveux, Playe, Quarreux, Sedoz, Septroux, Sougné, Remouchamps, Ville-au-Bois.

Gallery

  • Sougne-Remouchamps, railway bridge across the Rue de Trois Ponts Sougne-Remouchamps, railway bridge across the Rue de Trois Ponts
  • Dieupart, church: l'église des Saints-Anges Dieupart, church: l'église des Saints-Anges
  • Deigné, church (l'église Saint-Joseph) in the village Deigné, church (l'église Saint-Joseph) in the village
  • Martinrive, the Amblève Martinrive, the Amblève

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Commune d'Aywaille: coordonnées, bourgmestre, coalition, population et superficie". www.uvcw.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ^ "Commune d'Aywaille ..." www.aywaille.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

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Places adjacent to Aywaille
Comblain-au-Pont Sprimont
Ferrières Aywaille Theux
Ferrières Stoumont
Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia
Huy
Liège
Verviers
Waremme
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