Trooz
Trooz
Li Trô (Walloon) | |
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Trooz: main street, with the cliffs behind illuminated by the setting sun | |
Location of Trooz in Liège province | |
Interactive map of Trooz | |
Trooz Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 05°41′E / 50.567°N 5.683°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabien Beltran (PS) |
| • Governing parties | PS, ÉcoVA |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.26 km2 (9.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 8,172 |
| • Density | 336.9/km2 (872.4/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4870 |
| NIS code | 62122 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.trooz.be |
Trooz (French pronunciation: [tʁo]; Walloon: LiTrô) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 July 2012 Trooz had 8,432 registered inhabitants, of whom 4,199 were male and 4,233 female. The total area is 24.00 km2 which gives a population density of 351 inhabitants per km2.
Trooz is situated on the Vesdre River, and is part of the GREOA (Groupement Régional Économique des vallées de l'Ourthe et de l'Amblève) regional grouping for economic purposes.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Forêt, Fraipont, Nessonvaux.
The town centre is the former hamlet of Trooz, in the district of Forêt, which gave its name to the municipality.