Nessonvaux is a section of the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Trooz
Trooz (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 July 2012 Trooz had 8,432 registered inhabitants, of whom 4,199 were male and 4,233 female. The total area is 24.00 km² which gives a population dens ...
in
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
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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 ...
, Belgium.
Overview
Nessonvaux is located in the
Pays de Herve on the banks of the River
Vesdre
The Vesdre (), Weser () or Vesder () is a river in Liège Province, eastern Belgium.
River
A few kilometres of the upper reaches also flow through the German municipality Roetgen and form part of the Belgian–German border. The Vesdre's total l ...
, where the Ri de Vaux flows into it. Until the Belgian municipal reform of 1977, Nessonvaux was an independent municipality.
Nessonvaux has a well-known industrial past, through the manufacture of rifle barrels from Damascene steel, and through the
Imperia
Imperia (; or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the Regions of Italy, region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini create ...
car factory, which had one of only three test tracks for cars in the world on the roofs of the factory. A part of the track (French ''piste'') can still be seen, namely the high arch near the water tower.
References
Provinces of Wallonia
Municipalities of Wallonia
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