Saint-Nicolas (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla]; Walloon: Sint-Nicolai-dlé-Lidje) is a municipality of Wallonia located ine the province of Liège, Belgium.
Saint-Nicolas
Sint-Nicolai-dlé-Lidje (Walloon) | |
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Location of Saint-Nicolas  | |
  Saint-Nicolas Location in Belgium
Location of Saint-Nicolas in Liège province  | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°32′E / 50.633°N 5.533°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valérie Maes |
| • Governing party/ies | PS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,251 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4420 |
| NIS code | 62093 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.saint-nicolas.be |
It is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation stretching west from Liège city centre towards Liège Airport. As of 1 January 2006 Saint-Nicolas had a total population of 22,666. The total area is 6.84 km2 which gives a population density of 3,313 inhabitants per km2. It has the highest population density of any Belgian municipality outside the Brussels-Capital Region.
Since 1977 the municipality consists of the following districts: Montegnée, Saint-Nicolas, and Tilleur.
Notable people
editWell known natives include
- Sandra Kim, singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, 1986
- Mario Barravecchia, singer[citation needed]
- Roberto Bisconti, football player
- Georges Theunis, Prime Minister of Belgium, 1921–25, 1934–35.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
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