Aywaille

Aywaille
Municipality
The Amblève in Aywaille

Coat of arms
Aywaille
Location in Belgium
Location of Aywaille in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°28′N 05°40′E / 50.467°N 5.667°E / 50.467; 5.667Coordinates: 50°28′N 05°40′E / 50.467°N 5.667°E / 50.467; 5.667
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
Arrondissement Liège
Government
 • Mayor Philippe Dodrimont
 • Governing party/ies EC
Area
 • Total 79.97 km2 (30.88 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 12,277
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Postal codes 4920
Area codes 04
Website www.aywaille.be

Aywaille is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km² which gives a population density of 146 inhabitants per km².[2] Its area consists of 45.7% of wooded and wild country, 29.9% of agricultural areas and 24.4% of built-up areas.[3]

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".[3]

The municipality includes not only the entity of Aywaille itself but also the entities of 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.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)
  2. ↑ "Commune d'Aywaille: coordonnées, bourgmestre, coalition, population et superficie". www.uvcw.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Commune d'Aywaille ..." www.aywaille.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
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