- For other places of the same name, see Liège (disambiguation).
Province of Liège ((of)Provinz Lüttich (wa) Province of Lidje) | |
The logo of the province of Liège | |
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Country | Belgium |
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Region | Wallonia |
Chief town | Cork |
Lake | Eupen, Gileppe, Robertville, Butgenbach, Warfaaz |
Watercourse | Meuse, Ourthe, Ambleve, Vesdre, Hoyoux |
Minimum altitude | 46 m (bank of the Meuse at the Dutch border) |
Maximum altitude | 694 m (Botrange signal) |
Area | 3 862 km² |
Population | 1 107 937 hab. () |
Density | 286,88 inhab./km² |
Nice | Liegeois |
Official languages | French, German |
Other language | Walloon Liège, Thiois, Francique Ripuaire |
Postal code | 4 followed by 3 digits |
Telephone prefix | 32 followed by 4, 19, 80, 85, 86 or 87 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00 |
Tourist information office | Place de la République Française 1, 4000 Liège. 32 4 2379526 E-mail: [email protected] |
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Touristic site | |
The province of Liège is one of the ten provinces of Belgium. It is located in Wallonia and its capital, Cork, is also the official economic capital of Wallonia.
Understand
The province is divided into four administrative districts: Liège, Huy, Verviers and Waremme and into two judicial districts: Liège and Eupen (for the nine German-speaking municipalities). It has 84 municipalities, 15 of which have city status.
It is the easternmost Belgian province and whose highest point, the Botrange signal, is also that of the country. It also has the most contrasting landscapes; ranging from the rural plateau of Hesbaye, nicknamed the “granary of Belgium”, to the hills and dark forests of the Ardennes cut by deep valleys, passing through the groves of the Pays de Herve as well as by the moors and peat bogs of the High Fens.
It is also a region steeped in history in which the south of the Meuse furrow has been occupied by man since the Magdalenian and with the current capital, Cork, which was the capital of an independent state of Holy Roman Empire between 982 and 1795: the Principality of Liège.
The traveler may be surprised that the lingua franca in the eastern part of the province isGerman but the French speaker will not be too disturbed because nearly 90% of the population also knows the language of Molière.
Tourist information
- 1 Tourism Federation of the Province of Liège Place de la République Française 1, 4000 Liège, 32 4 2379526, email: [email protected] –
- 2 Tourist information point Place Saint-Lambert 32-35, 4000 Liège, 32 4 2379292 Mar.- Sun. : 9 h - 18 h. –
In addition to the provincial tourist office, seven tourist houses work to promote associations of municipalities:
- Liège country – communes of Years, Awans, Bassenge, Beyne-Heusay, Flémalle, Grace-Hollogne, Herstal, Juprelle, Cork, Oupeye, Saint Nicolas and Seraing
- Ourthe-Vesdre-Amblève – communes of Anthisnes, Aywaille, Chaudfontaine, Comblain-au-Pont, Esneux, Ferrières, Hamoir, Lierneux, Ouffet, Sprimont, Stoumont and Trooz
- Land of Meuse – communes of Amay, Berloz, Braives, Burdinne, Keyboard, Crisnée, Donceel, Engis, Faimes, Heron, Fexhe-le-haut-Clocher, Geer, Hannut, Huy, Lincent, Marchin, Modave, Nandrin, Oreye, Remicourt, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Tinlot, Verlaine, Villers-le-Bouillet, Wanze, Wasseiges and Waremme
- Pays de Herve – communes of Aubel, Blegny, Dalhem, Fléron, Herve, Olne, Pepinster, Plumbers, Thimister-Clermont, Aimed and Welkenraedt
- Pays de Vesdre – communes of Baelen, let's say, Limburg and Verviers
- Eastern Townships – communes of Ambleve, Bullange, Burg-Reuland, Butgenbach, Eupen, Calamine, Lontzen, Malmedy, Raeren, St. Vith and Waimes
- Spa - Hautes Fagnes - Ardennes – communes of Jalhay, Spa, Stavelot and Theux
Weather
The climate is of a degraded oceanic type characterized by mild and rainy winters and cool and relatively humid summers.
The driest months are January and April with average rainfall. 36 mm per square meter and the rainiest month is July with average precipitation 74 mm per square meter. However, if the annual average is 800 mm north of the Meuse valley, this is 1 000 mm south of the same valley and goes up to 1 400 mm on the Hautes Fagnes plateau. It should also be noted that although the heaviest precipitation occurs in summer, it is mainly due to thunderstorms at the end of the day or during the night. In winter, the Meuse constitutes a real thermal barrier against the cold winds coming from the east, it is not uncommon for the eastern plateaus of the valley to experience snow precipitation while the north of this valley is in the rain. . The average number of days of snow is 35 and the snowpack above 400 meters altitude allows the practice of sliding sports in general from the end of December to mid-March.
In terms of temperatures, the differences can also be significant, especially in winter, between the regions located north of the Meuse and those located to the south. The coldest month is January with average minimum and maximum temperatures of respectively 0 ° C and 5 ° C north of the Meuse and decreasing to the south of the river with average minimum and maximum temperatures of -3 ° C and 2 ° C on the High Fens. The hottest month is July with average minimum and maximum temperatures of 12.5 ° C and 23 ° C respectively north of the Meuse and decreasing to the south of the river to reach only 10 ° C and 20 ° c on the high plateau.
History
The origin of the province of Liège dates back to 1795. At the meeting of the Principality of Liège to revolutionary France, the Ourthe department was mainly based on the meeting of the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy and the central part of the principality of Liège.
At the fall of the First Empire, this department was dissolved and replaced, in 1814, by the province of Liège (at the time of united kingdom of the netherlands).
After 1830, the province of Liège became Belgian but it was not until 1919 that its eastern borders were definitively fixed, with the annexation of the Eastern townships to Belgium.
Following the establishment of the linguistic border in 1963, certain municipalities changed their provincial affiliation, including Landen which was attached to Brabant (currently Flemish Brabant), or the municipality of Fourons ((nl)Voeren) originally from Liège which found itself attached against its will to the Limburg province with, however, linguistic facilities for French speakers. Since that time, a French-speaking electoral list called “Return to Liège” has requested the meeting of the municipality in the province of Liège. However, demographic change and the attribution to Dutch living in Belgium the right to vote in municipal elections play against French speakers.
At the same time, nine municipalities, that is to say: Ambleve, Bullange, Burg-Reuland, Butgenbach, Eupen, Calamine, Lontzen, Raeren and St. Vith have been inserted into the German-speaking Community of Belgium but remained attached to the province and depend, administratively, on the district of Verviers.
- The section "History" is derived, in part, from the section "History "Of the French Wikipedia article entitled"Province of Liège » (see the list of authors).
Bibliography
- Nathalie De Harlez de Deulin and Serge Delsemme, Historical parks and gardens of Wallonia, flight. 4: Province of Liège, districts of Liège, Verviers, Namur, Ministry of the Walloon Region, 2001, 281 p. (ISBN978-2-8740-1110-8), OCLC 495352417
- Alice Delvaille and Philippe Chavanne, Art Nouveau in the Province of Liège, Alleur, Éditions du Perron, 2002, 113 p. (ISBN978-2-8711-4188-4), OCLC 56770888
- Marie Honnay, Maïté Sabel and Alain Bronckart, Liège: getaways in the province of Liège, special design & contemporary art, Paris, New University Editions, 2014, 336 p. (ISBN978-2-7469-7034-2), OCLC 867596805
- Jean Haust, Liège dictionary, Liège, Vaillant-Carmanne, 2008, 735 p. OCLC 319422641
Regions
The province of Liège has five natural regions (not to be confused with tourist associations, seven in number):
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Cities
The province has 84 municipalities, 15 of which have city status. These are classified by their population number dating from .
Big cities
- 1 Cork ((wa) Lidje) – 196,623 inhab. Provincial capital, of the eponymous administrative district, economic capital of Wallonia and main locality of the Meuse valley.
- 2 Seraing ((wa) Serè) – 64,021 inhab. City of the administrative district of Liège and locality of the Meuse valley.
- 3 Verviers ((wa) Vervi) – 55,111 inhab. Chief town of the eponymous administrative district and main town of Pays de Herve.
- 4 Herstal ((wa) Hèsta) – 40,162 inhab. City of the administrative district of Liège and main locality of the Lower Meuse.
- 5 Huy ((wa) Hu) – 21,255 inhab. Chief town of the eponymous administrative district and locality of the Meuse valley.
- 6 Eupen ((of) Eupen) – 19,726 inhab. City of the administrative district of Verviers, capital of the German-speaking community and straddling the Pays de Herve and the Ardennes of Liège1.
- 1 German-speaking community.
Other cities
- 7 Aimed ((wa) Vizé) – 17,899 inhab. City of the district of Liège and locality of Lower Meuse.
- 8 Herve ((wa) Dream) – 17,628 inhab. City of the district of Verviers and locality of Pays de Herve.
- 9 Hannut ((wa) Haneù) – 16,636 inhab. City of the district of Waremme and main locality of the Hesbaye from Liège.
- 10 Waremme ((wa) Wareme) – 15,436 inhab. Chief town of the eponymous administrative district and locality of the Liège Hesbaye.
- 11 Malmedy ((wa) Måmdey) – 12,785 inhab. City of the district of Verviers and main locality of the Ardennes of Liège.
- 12 Spa ((wa) Spa) – 10 156 inhab. City of the district of Verviers and locality of the Ardennes of Liège.
- 13 St. Vith ((of) Sankt-Vith) – 9,770 inhab. City of the district of Verviers and locality of the Ardennes of Liège2.
- 14 Stavelot ((wa) Ståvleu) – 7,142 inhab. City of the district of Verviers and locality of the Ardenne of Liège.
- 15 Limburg ((wa) Limbôr) – 5,902 inhab. City of the district of Verviers on the edge of the Pays de Herve.
- 2 German-speaking community
Other destinations
- 1 Blégny-Mine – Museum and visit of a coal mine, witness to the rich but painful past of the region listed as World Heritage.
- 2 High Fens – Largest nature reserve in Belgium with a very specific biotope.
- 3 Spa-Francorchamps circuit
- 4 Quareux Fund – Turbulent part of the Amblève, in the towns of Stoumont and D'Aywaille, littered with huge quartzite blocks.
- 5 Ninglinspo Valley (Chaudières valley) – One of the fastest rivers in Belgium. It is also characterized by the presence of ten natural vats formed by the continuous action of torrential waters from the heights on the soft rocks and bearing the evocative names of “bath” or “broth”. In some of these tanks the water is deep enough to swim and the rock of the waterfall forming the tank smooth enough to be able to slide through the water without hurting yourself.
- 6 Remouchamps caves – Caves which can be visited partly by boat.
- 7 Banneux – Place of Marian pilgrimage with a source of so-called miraculous water and hospice for sick pilgrims to the site of the apparition of the Virgin in 1933. Every August 15, it is also a pilgrimage for all “travelers”. After Lourdes and Fatima, Banneux is the 3e most important Marian pilgrimage in Europe.
- 8 Modave Castle – Located overlooking the Hoyoux, a tributary of the Meuse, it is one of the rare examples in the Liège region of a style that perfectly evokes the French architecture of the XVIIe century. It is also here that the ancestor of the Marly machine.
- 9 Jehay Castle – Its checkered facade makes it the most beautiful castle in the region.
Speak
French is the go-anywhere language in the province of Liège. However, in the east of the province, the nine municipalities forming the German-speaking Community of Belgium are, as the name specifies, German-speaking with facilities for French-speaking people. This means that your interlocutors will speak German but that they will also speak, for the most part, French and that in the administrations, the two languages have equal value.
The province of Liège is famous for containing certain very singular accents for uninformed ears as well as certain very particular "words" such as "Oufti!" », Which could be translated by the ancient« Diantre! ". Many people from Liege also end their sentences with a “eh! Which depending on the intonation given to the word can mean annoyance or questioning ("you're bothering me. Huh!" "Did I make myself understood? Huh?").
Some idiomatic expressions Walloons have also passed into the everyday language of the Liège region (or even the entire Wallonia or even from Brussels), but everyone knows, in principle, how to speak correct French.
Expression | Translation | Note |
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aubette | small kiosk such as a newsstand, a bandstand or a gazebo | |
bus shelters | bus stop booth | |
barake | muscular person | "He is baraké like a wire" about a very thin person |
baraki | messy person | originally, baraki designated a juggler or a showman |
bièsse | stupid, stupid | Kéne bièsse ! "How silly he / she is!" |
candy | biscuit | |
carabistouye | faribole, joke | |
classy | candy | |
clô t’gueûye! | Shut up ! | literally "shut the fuck up!" " |
drache | rain shower | |
èwaré | amazed, amazed | |
hey valet! | hey you over there! | in Walloon, valet means, "boy", "young man". |
guindaille | student party or any drinking | |
goulafe | glutton | |
kén 'affair in Lîdje! | what problem ! | literally “what a business in Liège! »(But the problem is not necessarily located in Liège). |
kot | student room | |
male bièsse | bad guy | literally "bad beast" |
mamé | nice, kind | |
mingâ-tî | oh there!, goddamn! | equivalent to oufti! but imbued with the Italo-Liège influence |
submachine gun | half baguette bread with fries and hot sauce | |
no maybe! | Yes ! | you can also hear it in its original Walloon form: nenni mutwèt ! |
Yes surely ! | no ! | you can also hear it in its original Walloon form: awè sure ! (åyi suremin ! at Verviers) |
oufti! | oh there!, goddamn! | literally “phew you! " |
French bread | baguette | |
potale | small niche or chapel dedicated to the Virgin | |
hopper | short tunnel with downward slope at the entrance and upward slope at the exit | |
go-sti fé arèdjî! | go to hell ! | literally "go mad!" " |
- My new life in Lîdge – Lexicon of Liège expressions.
To go
By plane
Although the primary vocation of Liège airport, located to the west of the Liège agglomeration, is freight transport with, in 2015, an 8e ranks in Europe in terms of cargo volume, its passenger infrastructure allows it an annual movement of one million five hundred thousand passengers while its 04R / 22L runway, with its 3,690 meters, is the longest in Belgium. Direct flights connect the airport to many destinations around the Mediterranean as well as to Canary Islands.
- 1 Liège Airport (Liege Airport IATA : LGG) Rue de l'Aeroport, 4460 Grâce-Hollogne (european route E42, exit 3), 32 4 2348411 open 24 h 24/7. – paying. (at the info kiosk in the departures hall) withdrawal (in € in the departure hall)
By train
The province has an important station for receiving international passenger traffic: the Liège-Guillemins station. In addition, all Belgian stations are directly accessible there.
- 2 Liège-Guillemins station Place des Guillemins, 4000 Liège 7 days a week - domestic traffic counters: from 6 h - 21 h, international traffic counters: from 7 h 30 - 18 h 30. – free. and withdrawal in € (in the self-service area of the "salle des pas perdus"), automatic ticket offices for the interior service
Six other stations are of trans-regional importance:
Railway stations | Direct non-provincial destinations |
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Eupen Verviers-Central Welkenraedt | Aachen |
Herstal | Hasselt, Maastricht, Mons, Luxembourg |
Huy | Namur, Mons |
Shore | Marloie, Gouvy, Luxembourg |
By bus
International passenger transport companies DeinBus, Eurolines and Flixbus cross the province but has only one stopping point at Cork to the Guillemins station.
- 3 DeinBus Liège station: rue Varin 33-34, 49 69 175373200
- 4 Eurolines Liège ticket office: rue des Guillemins 94 - Station: rue Varin 33-34, 32 4 2223618 ticket office: Monday to Friday from 9 h - 13 h and14 h - 17 h 30, the Saturday of 9 h - 12 h 30 and13 h 30 - 15 h 30, check-in at the station every day from 5 h 45 - 23 h.
- Flixbus Liège station: rue Varin 33-34, 33 1 76 360412
By public transport
The public transport company operates extra-provincial destinations:
- Line 12: Huy ↔ Namur (Namur province)
- Line 14: Eupen ↔ Aachen (Germany)
- Line 17: Burdinne ↔ Namur (Namur province)
- Line 18: Huy ↔ Fernelmont (Namur province)
- Line 43: Huy ↔ Andenne (Namur province)
- Line 78: Cork ↔ Maastricht (Netherlands)
- Line 81: Hannut ↔ Namur (Namur province). Line Express with pricing "Horizon ».
- Line 126a: Gare de Huy ↔ Ciney (Namur province)
- Line 127: Gare de Huy ↔ Landen (province of Flemish Brabant)
- Line 142: Comblain-au-Pont ↔ Gouvy (Luxembourg province)
- Line 396: Eupen ↔ Vaals (Netherlands)
- Line 948: St. Vith ↔ Steinebrück (german border)
- Line 1011: Cork ↔ Athus (Luxembourg province, France and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg). Line Express with pricing "Horizon ". With its 151 km, For about 3 h of journey, it is the longest regular bus line in Belgium.
- Line E20: Cork ↔ Marche-en-Famenne (Luxembourg province) free .. Line Express with pricing "Horizon ».
- Line E84: Waremme and Hannut ↔ Namur (Namur province) free..
The public transport company operates, with its line 74, a route between Cork and Tongeren.
By car
The province has an important motorway network allowing easy access to any locality from any origin. Several interchanges also make it easier for motorists to choose their destination.
- 5 Loncin interchange – E40E42A602
- 6 Vottem interchange – E40E313
- 7 Cheratte interchange – E25E40
- 8 Battice exchanger – E40E42
- 9 Bierset interchange – E42A604
Circulate
By train
Apart from the Liège-Guillemins station, the province has 56 railway stations all accessible from the first.
Liège-Guillemins └──> Line 34 (Cork ↔ Hasselt): stations at Liège-Square, Liège-Saint-Lambert, Herstal, Mimort, Liers and Glons └──> Line 36 (Cork ↔ Brussels): stations at Years, Bierset-Awans, Voroux, Fexhe-le-Haut-clocher, Momalle, Remicourt, Bleret and Waremme └──> Line 37 (Cork ↔ Welkenraedt): stations at Angleur, Oak, Trooz, Fraipont, Nessonvaux, Pepinster, Verviers-Central, Verviers-Palais, Dolhain-Gileppe and Welkenraedt │ │ └──> Line 49 (Welkenraedt ↔ Eupen) │ └──> Line 44 (Pepinster ↔ Spa-Géronstère): stations at Juslenville, Theux, Franchimont, Spa-Monopoly
│ and Spa-Géronstère │ └──> Line 44/37 (Spa-Géronstère ↔ Aachen Central Station): stations at Spa-Monopoly,
│ Franchimont, Theux, Pepinster, Verviers-Central, Verviers-Palais, Dolhain-Gileppe,
│ Welkenraedt and Hergenrath └──> Line 40 (Cork ↔ Maastricht): stations at Bressoux and Aimed └──> Line 42 (Liers ↔ Luxembourg): stations at Mimort, Herstal, Liège-Saint-Lambert, Liège-Square, Liège-Guillemins, Angleur, Tilff, Hony, Esneux, Pulse, Shore, Aywaille, Coo and Three-Bridges └──> Line 43 (Cork ↔ Marloie): stations at Angleur, Tilff, Hony, Esneux, Pulse, Shore, Comblain-la-Tour, Hamoir and Sy └──> Line 125 (Cork ↔ Namur): stations at Sclessin, Seraing Bridge, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Flémalle-Grande, Leman, Flémalle-Haute, Engis, High Flone, Amay, Ampsin, Huy, Statte and Bas-Oha └──> Line 125A (Liers ↔ Flémalle-Haute): stations at Mimort, Herstal, Liège-Saint-Lambert, Liège-Square, Liège-Guillemins, Ougrée, Seraing and Flémalle-Haute
By public transport
The public transport network is managed by the TEC Liège-Verviers which is one of the five companies of the Walloon regional transport company, the public transport company of Wallonia.
The 4,848 stops 210 bus lines serve all 84 municipalities in the province and the network is organized in a star from terminals. Cork has a maximum of four remote terminals 250 meters each other: Saint-Lambert, Léopold, République française and Opéra while Verviers has a terminal: Central Station.
For the prices applied, refer to the section "Public transport pricing »Of the article on Wallonia.
- TEC Liège-Verviers – Network map.
By car
City | Eupen | Herstal | Huy | Cork | St. Vith | Seraing | Spa | Verviers | Aimed | Waremme |
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Eupen | — | 34,4 | 75,9 | 41,3 | 70,3 | 56,8 | 25 | 15,5 | 37,9 | 61 |
Herstal | 34,4 | — | 47 | 7,3 | 73,9 | 27,9 | 40,7 | 26 | 10,7 | 32,1 |
Huy | 75,9 | 47 | — | 39,4 | 115 | 24,3 | 81,7 | 67,1 | 52 | 26 |
Cork | 41,3 | 7,3 | 39,4 | — | 80,8 | 13,6 | 46,6 | 32 | 16,6 | 26,4 |
St. Vith | 70,3 | 73,9 | 115 | 80,8 | — | 96,3 | 41,6 | 50,1 | 77,4 | 100 |
Seraing | 56,8 | 27,9 | 24,3 | 13,6 | 96,3 | — | 39,5 | 47,6 | 32,5 | 30,2 |
Spa | 25 | 40,7 | 81,7 | 46,6 | 41,6 | 39,5 | — | 18,3 | 45,6 | 68,7 |
Verviers | 15,5 | 26 | 67,1 | 32 | 50,1 | 47,6 | 18,3 | — | 30,5 | 53,6 |
Aimed | 37,9 | 10,7 | 52 | 16,6 | 77,4 | 32,5 | 45,6 | 30,5 | — | 37,6 |
Waremme | 61 | 32,1 | 26 | 26,4 | 100 | 30,2 | 68,7 | 53,6 | 37,6 | — |
By bike
Except in the Ardennes of Liège, the province is quite well endowed with cycle paths and more particularly in Hesbaye and in the valley of the Meuse. The Wallonia has, moreover, undertaken since the beginning of the 2000s to secure these cycle lanes by physically separating them from the road reserved for motor vehicles where possible.
In the Condroz and, above all, in Hesbaye, you will also find a lot of rural paths (also known as "regrouping paths") which allow non-motorized traffic and agricultural tractors to circulate between the plots. Be careful that, although prohibited, you may come across a motorist looking for shortcuts. Also note that if you come across an agricultural tractor, given the reduced width of the road, you will sometimes have to dismount to let the machine pass and that this road can be slippery in autumn because of the earth left by the agricultural machinery during the sugar beet harvesting period.
- Rural paths – To know everything about rural roads.
The province is also crossed by several routes of the RAVeL (signposted ) reserved for pedestrians, cyclists, people with reduced mobility and horse riders, where the situation allows:
- long distances:
- EuroVelo 3 (The pilgrim route) (can also be marked ) – Connects Trondheim at Santiago de Compostela in 5 122 km
- The Meuse by bike (EuroVelo 19) – Connects Pouilly-en-Bassigny at Hoek van Holland over a distance of 1 150 km and mostly along the waterway. In the province of Liège, this route follows the Meuse between Gives and Cork and the Albert canal between Herstal and Lanaye
- RAVeL W2 (Beer Route) – Connects Braine-l'Alleud at Aachen in 177 km. Between Liège and Aachen, the route is identical to that taken by EuroVelo 3.
- medium distances
- RAVel W7 (On the Ardennes road, Ourthe) – Connects Lannaye at Broth. In the province of Liège, this route goes from Lannaye to Sy.
- Vennbahn (RAVeL 9, RAVeL L48) – Connects Aachen at Three Virgins,Raeren at St. Vith in the province of Liège over a distance of 71 km. One might think that the route winds from Belgian territory to German territory on several occasions, but it is not, because it follows the old Vennbahn which according to the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, is located in Belgium and, consequently, on the territory of the province of Liège. It is accessible to riders only in the municipality of Raeren,
- short distances:
- RAVeL L45 (Greenway of the former principality) – Connects Three-Bridges at Jünkerath in Germany (Trois-Ponts at Losheimergraben, the German border, and from a distance of 39,6 km in the province of Liège). It is fully accessible to riders in Belgium.
- RAVeL L126 – Connects Ciney at Huy (where it joins EuroVelo 19) over a total distance of 35 km. In the province, it goes from Keyboard in Huy. It is fully accessible to riders,
- RAVeL L127 – Connects Bertrée at Huccorgne via an old railway line 127. Of a length of 21,9 km, it is entirely in the province.
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Circulate by bike in the valleys of the Meuse, Ourthe and Amblève as well as on the hesbignon tray and the Hautes Fagnes plateau does not require much effort. However, the Pays de Herve and the Ardennes of Liège are much more hilly. The slopes of the valleys can conceal rather steep routes even for sportsmen. Several coasts are also famous in the world of cycling races:
- Bol d'Air Coast (Ougrée) – From a distance of 3,700 meters and a slope of 190 meters, its average slope is 5.1% with a maximum of 24%
- Cortil Coast (Tilff Coast) (Tilff) – From a distance of 3000 meters and a gradient of 186 meters away, its average slope is 6.2% with a maximum of 10%
- Les Forges-Chevron (Chevron Coast) (Chevron) – From a distance of 2,600 meters and a gradient of 83 meters, its average slope is 5.1% with a maximum of 22%
- Mont-Theux coast (Theux) – From a distance of 2,900 meters, it has a gradient of 150 meters with an average slope of 5.50% and a maximum slope of 12%
- 1 Côte de la Redoute (Sougné-Remouchamps) – From a distance of 1,650 meters and a slope of 162 meters away, its average slope is 9.7% with a maximum of 20%
- Roche-aux-faucons coast (Esneux) – From a distance of 2,700 meters and a slope of 149 meters away, its average slope is 9.9% with a maximum of 16%
- Coast of Saint-Nicolas (Saint Nicolas) – From a distance of 1,400 meters, it has a gradient of 106 meters away, its average slope is 7.6% with a maximum of 13%
- Somagne coast (Stavelot) – From a distance of 3,500 meters, it has a gradient of 149 meters away, its average slope is 6.5% with a maximum of 15%
- West Trasenster Coast (Fraipont) – From a distance of 4,700 meters, it has a gradient of 202 meters away, its average slope is 4.3% with a maximum of 15%
- Wall of Huy (Huy) – From a distance of 1,300 meters, it has a gradient of 128 meters away, its average slope is 9.8% with a maximum of 19%
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Shopping centers
Eupen
Flémalle
Hannut
Herstal
Huy
Cork
Seraing
Verviers
Waremme
Shopping districts
- Cork : all the Historic heart, the northern part ofÎle and Avroy, the row of Chaussée des Près and rue Puits en Sock in Outremeuse.
- Verviers : the surroundings of the Place Verte.
- Huy : the surroundings of the Grand Place.
- Eupen : the row of the Klötzerbahn and the Gosperstaße.
- Aimed : the two streets south of Place Reine Astrid.
Markets
The province has 54 municipalities where, at least once a week, there is a market. The most important, with a total sales area of around 10 000 m2 and its 4 to 5 million annual visitors, is undoubtedly the Sunday market of La Batte.
Local specialties
Crystals
The crystals of Val-Saint-Lambert crystal works, created in 1826, are world famous. They will constitute an exceptional gift in the "full with aces" category, unfortunately you will have to go to the crystal shop. seresian to buy some. Unless you find it, second-hand at one of the many flea markets such as flea market of Saint-Pholien.
Other
The other local specialties are from the gastronomic domain with the beers, the spirits, whose peket, as well as with the Cork syrup.
Eat
The province of Liège has many specialties:
You will find the location and details of many places to eat in the articles on the municipalities of Liège. The province has eight restaurants in the 2019 Michelin guide and 105 restaurants ranging from at in the Gault and Millau guide, 2019.
Have a drink / Go out
- The square is a district ofÎle and Avroy in Liège, which lives 24 hours a day, renowned throughout Belgium, and even beyond, for its nightlife.
- The Spirit of 66 at Verviers is certainly the best rock and blues concert hall in Belgium. In 2006, it obtained the title of "Best European Club for the Promotion of American Live Music". From September to June, concerts every weekend and sometimes even more.
- You will find something to have a drink or to go out in practically all the agglomerations and villages of the province including, in particular, the tourist places like: Aywaille, Chaudfontaine, Esneux, Huy, Limburg, Malmedy, Spa, Stavelot and Theux
Events
Many famous events, even outside national borders, take place in the province:
- carnivals at Eupen, Herve, Calamine, Malmedy, Stavelot, Tilff, Welkenraedt ;
- Fair at Franchimont castle ;
- The Ardentes at Cork ;
- 15th August celebrations Liege ;
- October fair Liege ;
- Eros Liege ;
- Christmas village at Cork and many Christmas markets including the one in the Wonck caves.
Housing
You will find the location and details of many accommodation facilities in the articles on the municipalities of Liège. The classification of hotels ranges from at et la province compte aussi de nombreux gîtes, chambres d'hôte ou appartements ainsi que des campings, ces derniers principalement localisés dans les vallées de l'Ourthe et de l'Amblève.
Learn
La province compte de nombreuses écoles supérieures ayant des campus dans plusieurs localités ainsi qu'une université : l'Université de Liège dont la faculté de médecine vétérinaire attire chaque année des centaines d'étudiants French. La province abrite aussi une école secondaire assez unique (il n'y en a que quatre au monde) : l'École d'armurerie de Liège où l'on apprend l'usinage d'une arme ainsi que la gravure sur arme ou sur bijoux.
To work
Trois pôles sont susceptibles d'attirer des travailleurs étrangers possédant un métier à haute valeur ajoutée :
- 3 John Cockerill Avenue Greiner 1 , 4100 Seraing, 32 4 3302444 – La société est composée de cinq secteurs : énergie, défense, industrie, environnement et services. Elle emploie 6 000 collaborateurs et est présente dans 23 pays sur les cinq continents. Offres d'emploi, candidature spontanée et stages.
- 4 Liège Science Park Avenue Pré-Aily 4, 4031 Liège – Le parc scientifique compte une centaine d'entreprises spécialisées dans l'aéronautique et le spatial ou la biotechnologie.
- 5 Safran Aero Boosters Route de Liers 121, 4041 Herstal, 32 4 2788111 – La société équipe la plupart des moteurs de l'aviation civile ainsi que le lanceur Ariane. Elle emploie 1 800 personnes et possède deux filiales aux États-Unis. Offres d'emploi et stages
Communicate
Concernant la transmission de données par téléphonie mobile, si votre opérateur est Proximus or Orange, ou si votre opérateur utilise un de ceux-ci en itinérance (roaming), le réseau 4G est disponible partout sauf dans les Hautes Fagnes où il l'est à tout le moins près des axes routiers. Concernant l'opérateur Base, ce réseau est totalement indisponible dans les Hautes Fagnes. Les réseaux 3G de Proximus and of Orange sont uniquement inaccessibles dans les Hautes Fagnes nord-orientales. Chez Base, ce réseau est aussi accessible partout sauf dans le Hautes Fagnes où il est uniquement accessible le long d'un corridor suivant la route nationale no 67. Le réseau 2G (communications vocales et service de messagerie SMS) est accessible partout chez Proximus and Orange tandis que chez Base, il est inaccessible au nord des Hautes Fagnes sud-occidentales
- IBPT (Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications) – Carte de la couverture des réseaux mobiles.
De plus en plus de communes sont dans le processus d'installation d'un réseau Wireless free. Actuellement, seules trois communes en possèdent un : Liège, Huy and Braives.
Manage the day-to-day
Health
La provinces compte 13 hôpitaux et cliniques pourvues d'un service des urgences :
- Eupen : Hôpital Saint-Nicolas (Sint Nikolaus Hospital)
- Herstal : Clinique André Renard
- Huy : Centre Hospitalier régional
- Liège :
- Malmedy : Clinique Reine Astrid
- Oupeye : CHC - Clinique Notre-Dame
- Saint-Vith : Clinique Saint-Joseph (Klinik St. Josef)
- Seraing : Centre hospitalier du Bois de l'Abbaye
- Verviers : CHR Verviers-La Tourelle
- Waremme : CHC Clinique Notre-Dame
Around
Routes via Province de Liège |
Bruxelles ← Louvain ← | O E | → Verviers → Aix-la-Chapelle |
Mons ← Namur ← | O E | → Verviers → Steinebrück (frontière allemande) |
Hoek van Holland ← Maastricht ← | N S | → Bastogne → Luxembourg |
Anvers ← Hasselt ← | N S | → Liège (N655) |
Paris ← Bruxelles ← | O E | → Cologne |
Bruxelles ← | O E | → Cologne → Frankfurt |
Bruxelles ← | O E | → Cologne → Vienne |
Pouilly-en-Bassigny ← Namur ← | S N | → Maastricht → Hoek van Holland |
Hombourg ← | NE S | → Sy → Durbuy |
Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle ← Ben-Ahin ← | O E | → La Calamine → Nord et Est de l'Europe |
Hoek van Holland ← Visé ← | N S | → Ouren → Nice |