Visé
Visé
Vizé (Walloon)
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Visé in Liège province | |
Interactive map of Visé | |
Visé Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°42′E / 50.733°N 5.700°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Viviane Dessart (MR) |
| • Governing party | MR - PS |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 17,767 |
| • Density | 640.7/km2 (1,659/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4600-4602 |
| NIS code | 62108 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.vise.be |
Visé (French pronunciation: [vize] ⓘ; Dutch: Wezet, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋeːzɛt]; Walloon: Vizé) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, and Visé.
In the north-east (on the eastern bank of the Meuse) the area of the municipality extends up to the village of Moelingen in the Limburgian municipality of Voeren, while in the north-west (on the western bank of the Meuse) it extends up to the border between Belgium and the Netherlands (on the other side of which the Dutch municipality of Maastricht is situated).
The city of Visé is located some 20 km (12.4 miles) north-east of Liège and some 15 km (9,3 miles) south of Maastricht.
In addition to the Meuse, the Albert Canal also passes through this town.