Crisnée (; wa, Crusnêye) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
It covers an area of 16.83 km
2 and on 1 January 2013 had a total population of 3,094, giving a
population density
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on that date of 184 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: Crisnée,
Fize-le-Marsal
Fize-le-Marsal ( wa, Fize-li-Mårsale) is a locality in Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Crisnée, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
During the Middle Ages, the village was subservient to the cathedral chapter of Liège ...
,
Kemexhe,
Odeur, and
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.
Crisnée is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with the commune of
Sansais,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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, in western
France
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.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Crisnée
References
External links
*
Municipalities of Liège Province
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