Aywaille
Aiwêye (Walloon) | |
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 The Amblève in Aywaille | |
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Location of Aywaille  | |
  Aywaille Location in Belgium
Location of Aywaille in Liège province  | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′N 05°40′E / 50.467°N 5.667°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thierry Carpentier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.92 km2 (30.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,405 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4920 |
| NIS code | 62009 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.aywaille.be |
Aywaille (French pronunciation: [ɛwaj]; Walloon: Aiwêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km2 which gives a population density of 146 inhabitants per km2.[2] Its area consists of 45.7% of wooded and wild country, 29.9% of agricultural areas and 24.4% of built-up areas.[3]
The inhabitants of Aywaille are called the "Aqualiens", from the Latin version of Aywaille "Aqualia loca", which means "area full of water" or "muddy land".[3]
The municipality consists of the following districts: Aywaille, Ernonheid, Harzé, and Sougné-Remouchamps. They include many villages as Aywaille, Awan, Chambralles, Deigné, Ernonheid, Paradis, Houssonloge, Pouhon, Harzé, Havelange, Kin, Stoqueu, Martinrive, Nonceveux, Playe, Quarreux, Sedoz, Septroux, Sougné, Remouchamps, Ville-au-Bois.[3]
