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Blegny
Blegné (Walloon)
Municipality
Town Hall Blegny
Town Hall Blegny
Coat of arms of Blegny
Coat of arms
Location of Blegny
Map
Blegny is located in Belgium
Blegny
Blegny
Location in Belgium
Location of Blegny in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°40′N 5°44′E / 50.667°N 5.733°E / 50.667; 5.733
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementLiège
Government
 • MayorArnaud Garsou
 • Governing party/iesPS
Area
 • Total
26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
 • Total
13,212
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes
4670-4672
NIS code
62119
Area codes04
Websitewww.blegny.be
Évariste Carpentier's depiction of the execution of civilians in Blégny in 1914, during the early months of the WWI German occupation of Belgium.

Blegny (French pronunciation: [bleɲi], before 2001: Blégny;[2] Walloon: Blegné) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Blegny had a total population of 12,799. The total area is 26.07 km2 which gives a population density of 491 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Barchon, Housse, Mortier, Saint-Remy, Saive, and Trembleur (town centre).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Arrêté royal modifiant l'orthographe du nom de la commune de Blégny en celle de Blegny" (in French). 2001-09-12. Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blegny