Aywaille (; ) 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 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 146 inhabitants per km
2.
Its area consists of 45.7% of wooded and wild country, 29.9% of agricultural areas and 24.4% of built-up areas.
The inhabitants of Aywaille are called the "Aqualiens", from the Latin version of Aywaille "Aqualia loca", which means "area full of water" or "muddy land".
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Aywaille,
Ernonheid,
Harzé, and
Sougné-Remouchamps. They include many villages as Aywaille, Awan, Chambralles, Deigné, Ernonheid, Paradis, Houssonloge, Pouhon, Harzé, Havelange, Kin, Stoqueu, Martinrive,
Nonceveux, Playe, Quarreux, Sedoz, Septroux, Sougné, Remouchamps, Ville-au-Bois.
Gallery
File:Sougne-Remouchamps, spoorbrug over de Rue de Trois Ponts foto7 2017-03-27 12.54.jpg, Sougne-Remouchamps, railway bridge across the Rue de Trois Ponts
File:Dieupart, l'église des Saints-Anges oeg62009-CLT-0005-01 foto6 2017-03-27 12.38.jpg, Dieupart, church: l'église des Saints-Anges
File:Deigné, l'église Saint-Joseph in dorpszicht IMG 9749 2019-06-02 13.21.jpg, Deigné, church (l'église Saint-Joseph) in the village
File:Martinrive, zicht op l'Amblève IMG 9768 2019-06-02 14.24.jpg, Martinrive, the Amblève
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Aywaille
References
External links
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{{Authority control
Municipalities of Liège Province
Segni (tribe)