Aywaille (French pronunciation: [ɛwaj]; Walloon: Aiwêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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]
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 consists of the following districts: Aywaille, 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]
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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
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Commune d'Aywaille: coordonnées, bourgmestre, coalition, population et superficie". www.uvcw.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ a b c "Commune d'Aywaille ..." www.aywaille.be. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
External links
Media related to Aywaille at Wikimedia Commons
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