Wanze ((wa)Wônse) | |
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The village of Huccorgne | |
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Regions | province of Liège Country Burdinale-Mehaigne |
Watercourse | Meuse, Mehaigne |
Area | 43,95 km² |
Population | 13 741 hab. () |
Density | 312,65 inhab./km² |
Nice | Wanzois |
Postal code | 4520 |
Telephone prefix | 32 85 |
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![]() 50 ° 32 ′ 56 ″ N 5 ° 12 ′ 7 ″ E | |
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Wanze is a municipality of the province of Liège in Belgium.
Understand
Tourist information
Wanze does not have its own tourist information office but has entrusted, along with 26 other municipalities, its promotion to theASBLLand of Meuse whose info point is at Huy. However, a tourist reception station is located in the feudal castle of Moha.
To go
By train
Two stopping points for the SNCB line 125 serve the town: the Bas-Oha station and the Statte situated at Huy at the limit of Wanze.
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By car
- Coming from the Meuse valley by the national road NOT90 :
- from the west and Namur : after the Père Pire bridge, turn right onto the NOT643 towards Wanze. Crossed the bridge, you are in the town,
- from the east and Cork : at the King Baudouin Bridge (center of Huy), turn right and cross the Meuse via the NOT64 towards the highway E42. About 200 meters after the Statte station, you are in Wanze.
- Coming from the highway E42, take either the exit 7 ("Huy - Braives") and turn left, ie the exit 8 ("Huy - Héron") and turn right.
Circulate
To see
- 1 Former abbey of Val Notre-Dame rue du Val Notre-Dame
- 2 Moha Castle rue du Madot 98,
32 85 251613
Mon.- Fri. : 9 h - 16 h, Sun. : 10 h - 16 h (only in July and August).
free. –
Do
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Intelligence services
To find the contact details of a person, a professional, a company or an administration such as, for example, a general practitioner, a dental surgeon, a pharmacist, an optician, etc. in Wanze, it is necessary to refer to the section "Intelligence services »Of the article on Belgium.
Administration
Banks
Health
Wanze does not have any health care facility with an emergency department, the closest is the Huy regional hospital.
Cults
Security
Around
- 1 Jehay Castle (to North-east) –
Its checkered facade makes it the most beautiful castle in the region.
- 2 Cork (to North-east) –
The capital of the eponymous province and, although more than a thousand years old, still overflowing with activity and tourist center of certain interest which deserves more than a simple visit.
- 3 Huy (At the South-East) – Pretty city whose four wonders, li Bassinia (Fountain), li tchestia (the Citadel), li rondia (the rose window) and li pontia (the bridge), are nicely highlighted.
- 4 Modave Castle (At the South-East) –
- 5 Namur (West) – Political capital of Wallonia and capital of Namur province, it is a young and dynamic city containing many tourist attractions, including the imposing citadel, and hosting many festivities.