Awans
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Wallonia | |
Province : | Liege | |
District : | Liege | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 40 ′ N , 5 ° 28 ′ E | |
Area : | 27.16 km² | |
Residents: | 9318 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 343 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 4340, 4342 | |
Prefix: | 04 | |
Mayor: | Pierre-Henri Lucas (MR) | |
Local government address : |
Rue des Ecoles, 4 4340 Awans |
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Website: | www.awans.be |
Awans is a Belgian municipality in the Wallonia region . It is located in the province of Liege in the Arrondissement of Liege .
The community has 9,318 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of 27.16 km².
Awans is located in the Liège agglomeration a good eight kilometers northwest of the city center. The Dutch city of Maastricht is 25 km north-northeast, Namur 46 km southwest and Brussels 75 km northwest.
The next motorway exits are Hognoul in the north on the Belgian A3 / E40 motorway and Bierset in the south on the A15 / E42 . In Liège there is the next nationally important train station; stop here u. a. also express trains such as Thalys on the Paris / Ostend - Liège - Aachen - Cologne connection . The nearest regional airport, Liège, is just a few km south of the municipality; there is an international airport near Brussels.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French)