Burdinne (; ) is a
municipality
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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 Burdinne had a total population of 2,824. The total area is 32.57 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 87 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Burdinne,
Hannêche,
Lamontzée,
Marneffe,
Oteppe
Oteppe () is a village in Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Burdinne, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The first written mention of the village dates from 1034, but the discovery of several Roman artifacts in the area ind ...
, and
Vissoul.
The village gives its name to the nearby river
Burdinale.
Notable residents
* (1904–1967), first
archbishop of Léopoldville (current-day
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
), born in Burdinne
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Burdinne
References
External links
*
Official Website
Municipalities of Liège Province
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