Dison

Dison
Dison
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Liege
District :	Verviers
Coordinates :	50 ° 37 '  N , 5 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '  N , 5 ° 51'  E
Area :	14.01 km²
Residents:	15,248 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	1,088 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	4820 (Dison) 4821 (Andrimont)
Prefix:	087
Mayor:	Véronique Bonni (PS)
Local government address :	Administration Communale Rue Albert 1er, 66 4820 Dison
Website:	www.dison.be

Dison is a Belgian city in the Wallonia region in the province of Liège.

geography

The place is about 30 kilometers away from Liège and Aachen , on the A27 motorway , two kilometers south of the Battice triangle on the A3 ; the nearest regional train station is in the town of Verviers , about four kilometers to the south , which forms a closed urban center with Dison.

history

Until the French Revolution, Dison belonged to the Petit-Rechain rule within the Herve high bank in the Duchy of Limburg .

Only with the progressive development of the textile industry in the Verviers area did the population increase and Dison became an independent municipality from 1798. In the area of ​​Andrimont above the core community, which formerly belonged to the margravate Franchimont , graves from the Celtic era were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century .

partnership

Dison has been related to the French community of Audincourt in Franche-Comté since 1962 .

Web links

Commons : Dison  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Dison, Saint Fiacre Church