Liège

(French: Liège)
(German: Lüttich)
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Capital	Liège
Area	3,844 km²
Population (2005)	1,034,000
Density	269 / km²
Governor	Michel Foret
Official Site

Liège (French; Walloon: Lidje; Dutch: Luik (help·info); German: Lüttich) is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is predominantly French speaking, with a German speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Germany and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant (Wallonia), and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg (Flanders). Its capital is Liège. It has an area of 3,844 km² which is divided into four administrative districts (arrondissements in French) containing 84 municipalities.

[edit] List of Governors

• 1830 - 1831: Etienne de Sauvage (Liberal)
• 1831 - 1832: Jean-François Tielemans (Liberal)
• 1832 - 1844: Charles van den Steen de Jehay
• 1844 - 1846: Henri de Brouckère (Liberal)
• 1846 - 1847: Edmond de la Coste (Liberal)
• 1847 - 1863: Ferdinand de Macar (Liberal)
• 1863 - 1882: Charles de Luesemans (Liberal)
• 1882 - 1908: Léon Pety de Thozée
• 1908 - 1919: Henry Delvaux de Fenffe (Catholic Party)
• 1919 - 1927: Gaston Gregoire (Liberal)
• 1927 - 1937: Henri Pirard
• 1937 - 1943: Jules Mathieu
• 1944 - 1953: Joseph Leclercq (PSB)
• 1953 - 1971: Pierre Clerdent (PRL)
• 1992 - 1990: Gilbert Mottard (PS)
• 1990 - 2004: Paul Bolland
• 2004 - present: Michel Foret (MR)

[edit] Arrondissements

The Province of Liège is divided into 4 administrative arrondissements.

Huy

Liège

Verviers

Waremme

[edit] Municipalities

Map of the municipalities in Liège

Municipalities that have city status have a (city) behind their name.

[edit] External links

• Official web site of the Liège province (in French)
• Bureau des Relations Extérieures de la Province de Liège (in French, Dutch, German and English)
• fotokate.pl

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Coordinates: 50°38′N 5°34′E / 50.633°N 5.567°E / 50.633; 5.567