Aywaille

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]

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
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Philippe Dodrimont
• Governing party/ies	EC
Area
• Total	79.97 km^2 (30.88 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,405
• Density	160/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Postal codes	4920
Area codes	04
Website	www.aywaille.be

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]

Gallery

• 
  Sougne-Remouchamps, railway bridge across the Rue de Trois Ponts
• 
  Dieupart, church: l'église des Saints-Anges
• 
  Deigné, church (l'église Saint-Joseph) in the village
• 
  Martinrive, the Amblève

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Aywaille

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Commune d'Aywaille: coordonnées, bourgmestre, coalition, population et superficie". www.uvcw.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
3. "Commune d'Aywaille ..." www.aywaille.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

External links

• Media related to Aywaille at Wikimedia Commons