Liège
Liège
Lîdje (Walloon) | |
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City and municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
The municipality of Liège in the province of Liège | |
Interactive map of Liège | |
Liège Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′23″N 05°34′14″E / 50.63972°N 5.57056°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Willy Demeyer (PS) |
| • Governing party | PS – MR |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.65 km2 (26.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) | |
• Total | 195,278 |
| • Density | 2,845/km2 (7,367/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4000–4032 |
| NIS code | 62063 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | liege.be |
Logo of Liège | |
Liège (/liˈɛʒ, liˈeɪʒ/ lee-EZH, lee-AYZH; French: [ljɛʒ] ⓘ; Walloon: Lîdje [liːtʃ]; Dutch: Luik [lœyk] ⓘ; German: Lüttich [ˈlʏtɪç] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands (Maastricht is about 33 km (20.5 mi) to the north) and with Germany (Aachen is about 53 km (32.9 mi) north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It is still the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.
The municipality consists of the following sections (sub-municipalities): Liège proper, Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, and Wandre. In January 2022, Liège had 195,278 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. This includes a total of 52 municipalities, among others, Herstal and Seraing. Liège ranks as the third most populous urban area in Belgium, after Brussels and Antwerp, and the fourth municipality after Antwerp, Ghent and Charleroi. The city is part of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion.