Ans

Ans
Municipality
Place Nicolai Ans

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Ans
Location in Belgium
Location of Ans in Liège
Coordinates: 50°40′N 05°31′E / 50.667°N 5.517°E / 50.667; 5.517Coordinates: 50°40′N 05°31′E / 50.667°N 5.517°E / 50.667; 5.517
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
Arrondissement Liège
Government
 • Mayor Grégory Philippin (PS)
 • Governing party/ies PS
Area
 • Total 23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 28,314
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Postal codes 4430, 4431, 4432
Area codes 04
Website www.ans-commune.be

Ans (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃s]; Walloon: Anse) is a small Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km² which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km². Its postal code is 4430.

Ans is the finish location of the road bicycle race Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the oldest of the classic cycle races held every April.

Ans is bounded with Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas and Flémalle, the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people.

Settlements

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities:

  • Ans proper
  • Alleur (Walloon: Aleur)
  • Loncin (Walloon: Loncén, other: Loncègn)
  • Xhendremael (Walloon: Xhindmåle, other: Hin.n'mâle)

Population

YearPopulationChangeDensity
200227,587-1,173.91/km²
200427,397-190 or -0.68%1,173.20/km²
200627,322-75 or -0.27%1,170.10/km²

Twinnings

Since 1999, the twinnings with the Pays d'Ans association with Périgord. This association contains six municipalities and all with the descendants of Ans: Badefols-d'Ans, La Boissière-d'Ans, Chourgnac d’Ans, Granges-d'Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans and Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


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