Esneux (; ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...
located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2006 Esneux had a total population of 13,072. The total area is which gives a
population density
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of 384 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following districts: Esneux and
Tilff. Other villages are Méry and Hony. They are all to be found in the valley of the
Ourthe
The Ourthe (; Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia, Belgium.
River
It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ourthe) and the '' ...
river south of
Liège
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...
. A railway line links the 4 villages (and then continues further south to
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
).
Although not popular with large numbers of international tourists, Esneux and Tilff do attract people from the local region, due to the local restaurants, the Esneux and Tilff castle, the bee-museum, and several parks.
In Esneux, the largest
giant sequoia
''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood or Wellingtonia) is a species of coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the la ...
of Belgium can be found.
Giant sequoia on the domaine du Rond Chêne
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See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Esneux
* Été 67
Été 67 (''Summer of 67''; the name is inspired by the 1967 ''Summer of Love'') is a rock band created in 1998 in Esneux (near Liège), Belgium. They generally sing in French, but also do some covers in English (like '' I'm Waiting for the Man' ...
, rock band based in Esneux
* Léontine de Maësen
Léontine de Maësen (15 July 1835 – 1906) was a Belgian soprano active on the opera stages of France from 1858 to 1868. She is most remembered today for having created the role of Leïla in Bizet's 1863 opera, ''Les pêcheurs de perles''.
Life ...
, opera singer, born in Esneux in 1835
References
External links
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Municipalities of Liège Province
Segni (tribe)
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