Saint-Nicolas (Belgium)

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Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Nicolas (Liège)
Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Nicolas
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Liege
District : Liege
Coordinates : 50 ° 38 '  N , 5 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 38 '  N , 5 ° 32'  E
Area : 6.84 km²
Residents: 24,263 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 3,547 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 4420
Prefix: 04
Mayor: Patrick Avril ( PS )

Local government address : 		Rue de l'Hôtel communal, 63
4420 Saint-Nicolas
Website: www.saint-nicolas.be
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Saint-Nicolas ( Walloon Sint-Nicolêye ) is a municipality in the province of Liege in Belgium . It consists of the three districts of Montegnée , Saint-Nicolas and Tilleur , which were merged as part of the territorial reform that came into force in 1977 .

geography

The municipality of Saint-Nicolas is located in eastern Belgium about 90 km from the capital, Brussels. The neighboring municipalities of Grâce-Hollogne , Ans , Liège and Seraing are all in the Arrondissement of Liège.

history

The population decreases annually. The population development since 2002 is shown in the table below.

year Residents
2002 22959
2003 22836
2004 22715
2005 22674
2006 22666
Population development

politics

The Saint-Nicolas parish council ( Conseil Communal ) has 27 members. After the local elections on October 8, 2006, its composition was as follows: 19 members of the Party ( Parti Socialiste ), 7 members of the Ensemble list , which consists of members of the Mouvement Réformateur , Center Démocrate Humaniste and Alternative socialiste parties , and one member of the Environment Party Ecolo . The college with the mayor and five lay judges ( Echevins ) is formed from the municipal council .

Personalities

Born here

Web links

Commons : Saint-Nicolas, Liège  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Article in the French-language newspaper La Libre Belgique, online since July 4, 2006