Ans,_Belgium

Ans, Belgium

Ans, Belgium

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Ans (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s] ⓘ; Walloon: Anse) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

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On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km2 which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km2. Its postal code is 4430.

Ans is the finish location of the road bicycle race Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the oldest of the classic cycle races held every April.

Ans is bounded with Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas and Flémalle, the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people.

Settlements

The municipality consists of the following districts:

  • Ans
  • Alleur (Walloon: Aleur)
  • Loncin (Walloon: Loncén, other: Loncègn)
  • Xhendremael (Walloon: Xhindmåle, other: Hin.n'mâle)

Population

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Notable residents

See also: Category:People from Ans, Belgium

Twinnings

Since 1999, the twinnings with the Pays d'Ans association with Périgord. This association contains six municipalities and all with the descendants of Ans: Badefols-d'Ans, La Boissière-d'Ans, Chourgnac d’Ans, Granges-d'Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans and Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans.

See also

References

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    "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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