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Name of city: Liège
Population : 195,576
Location: Liège, Walloon, Belgium.
Area: 69.39 km2(26.79 sq mi)
Liège is a major city and a municipality in the
European country of Belgium. It is located in the province of the same name,
Liège, of which it is the capital and is part of the Walloon (French-speaking)
region of Belgium.
The city is situated in the valley of the
Meuse River, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands
and with Germany. At Liège the Meuse river meets the river Ourthe. The city is
part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It
still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.
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The Liège municipality (i.e. the city proper)
includes the former communes of Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée,
Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, and Wandre. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280
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.
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View of Liège
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