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Trooz (; ) is a
municipality
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of Wallonia
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located in the province of Liège, Belgium
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.
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 density
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of 351 inhabitants per km².
Trooz is situated on the Vesdre River, and is part of the GREOA (''Groupement Régional Économique des vallées de l'Ourthe et de l'Amblève'') regional grouping for economic purposes.
The municipality consists of the following districts
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: Forêt, Fraipont, Nessonvaux.
The town centre is the former hamlet of Trooz, in the district of Forêt, which gave its name to the municipality.
Industrial heritage
The municipality includes several surrounding hamlets including Nessonvaux which is where, between 1904 and 1958, the Impéria company produced automobiles. The factory building survives. This building is one of three examples of test tracks on its roof. The other known roof test tracks are on the roof of the oldFiat
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factory in Turin
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, Italy, and Palacio Chrysler in Buenos Aires, which opened in 1928.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in TroozReferences
External links
* Municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo-stub