See also: Liege (homonymy)

Liege (in German Lüttich , in Dutch Luik , in Walloon Lîdje ) is a French-speaking city of Belgium located in Walloon region, chief town of the Province of Liege. Of 972 with 1795 it was the capital of the autonomous state of the Principauté of Liege.

With the 1e January 2007, it counts: 188907 inhabitants. Its agglomeration is populated of approximately: 600000 inhabitants and it is the the most important center from the economic and cultural point of view of the Wallonia of which it is the official economic capital. By the number of inhabitants, it is the third agglomeration of Belgium after Brussels and Antwerp and the fourth city after Antwerp, Ghent and Charleroi.

Demography

The town of Liege (in red on the chart of the province of Liege opposite) gathers the old communes of Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille, Liege, Rocourt, Wandre (as well as the district of Sclessin of the old commune of Ougrée and some streets of Ans, Saint Nicolas's Day and Vottem). These communes were integrated in 1977 into the town of Liege, at the time of the policy of fusion of the communes. This territory covers approximately 69 km ² and counts: 188907 inhabitants for one population density of: 2699 habitants/km ².

The morphological agglomeration of Liege covers approximately 265 km ² and counts: 476000 inhabitants, with one population density of: 1796 habitants/km ². The communes of Seraing, Saint Nicolas's Day, Years, Herstal, Beyne-Heusay, Fléron, Chaudfontaine, Esneux and Flémalle (out of orange on the chart of the province of Liege opposite) belong to this morphological agglomeration.

The great agglomeration inhabitant of Li2ege, which, contrary to the morphological agglomeration, can include/understand rural areas, counts approximately: 600000 inhabitants.

Weak the density of its population results as well from morphology dominant from the habitat as from the subsistence until proximity from the downtown area from many not urbanized spaces. These empty spaces are of three types: too stiff slopes, industrial parks (in the valley, but also to the plates where the Terril S mark the old coal exploitations) and vast areas wooded in the south of the morphological agglomeration (Sart-Tilman).

A comparison with other common Belgians is possible in the list of the common most populated Belgians.

Town of Liege

In 1977, the commune of Liege amalgamated with other communes to form a new entity. Here the pattern of the settlement according to these old communes:

The principal districts constituting the center of Liege (old commune) are: Amercœur, Avroy, Burenville, the Square, Cointe, Coronmeuse, Droixhe, Fétinne, the Guillemins, Out-Castle, the Laveu, the Longdoz, Naimette-Xhovémont, Outremeuse, Stony, Saint-Gilles, the St. Lawrence, Saint-Léonard, Holy-Marguerite, Holy-Walburge, Sclessin, the Thier-with-Liege and the Vennes.

Evolution of the population

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  • Source: INS - Note:: 1806 - 1970 = censuses; since 1977 = population with the janvier
  • 1927: Fusion with parts of Bressoux, Jupille, Herstal and Wandre
  • 1977: Fusion with Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-on-Meuse, Rocourt, Wandre and fusion with parts of Years, Chaudfontaine, Herstal, Seraing, Saint Nicolas's Day, Esneux and Juprelle; Gifts of territories with Chaudfontaine, Blegny, Concerned and Oupeye

Etymology

One finds already hard copies of Liege in the year 558 under the name of Vicus Leudicus . According to some, the name of Liege would be of the same origin than the old name of Paris, Lutèce; the German form of Liege, Lüttich, suggests this bringing together besides. Liege and Lutèce would come consequently from “ lucotætia ” (marsh, marsh). But this etymology is disputed. One also advances “ Lætica ” (Colony), and “ Lug ” (of the god of the same name, just like for Lyon). It is more probable than the etymology is “ Leudico ”, form Francique attested in 718, (of old Germanic “the leudika ”, derived from “ leudi ” which wants to say “people”): “ ground of the people or common ground ”.

The known oldest form is Luga, which gave to the 12th Lyge century (to pronounce Lidge) from where drift its name Wallon “ Lîdje ” which gave him even Liege. The name was written Liege (with the Acute accent) until 1946. The change towards the orthography with the Grave accent, in conformity with the local pronunciation, is contemporary beginning of the decline of the traditional industrial base (coal, iron) of the city and its area.

The late name of the brook, the Légia, drift of Liege, not the reverse. Just like the Latin name of Leodium, invention of the monks, who bent the old name preceltic, Celtic or Germanic in a sublime pun evoking the martyrdom of Saint Lambert, between 696 and 705, as if the owner of the City had been Leo Dei, “the Lion of God”!

It is also often called “Quoted burning”, this name comes from the title of a chivalrous Roman writes by Henry Carton of Wiart in 1904. This novel tells the bag of the town of Liege by the troops of Charles Bold the in 1468, in spite of resistance inhabitant of Li2ege (see also the 600 Franchimontois). The name of “burning City” is by no means former to the publication of this novel.

History and origin of the city

Line of time

Prehistory

Traces going back to: 200000 years front J. - C. show that there were inhabitants on the site of Liege as of the Préhistoire.

The occupation is however probably discontinuous.

Antiquity

A Roman, occupied building during 2nd and 3rd centuries, was also discovered in the middle of the city, under the vestiges of the cathedral, Place Saint-Lambert.

Early middle ages

See also: History of the Town of Liege

A small village exists as of the Top Moyen-âge. However, the foundation of the city as a such date of the surroundings of the year 700, following the assassination of Holy Lambert, then bishop of Maastricht. Following this event, its successor, Saint Hubert transfer, with the approval of the pope, the seat of évêché of Maastricht towards Liege. Hubert becomes the first bishop of Liege. Liege then becomes quickly an important place of pilgrimage and is transformed gradually into prestigious and powerful city, heart of the Diocèse of Liege before 1559, circoncription which is of all its weight on the history of Belgium and Wallonia.

Part of the dynasty of the Mérovingiens and Carolingiens are originating in the basin inhabitant of Li2ege, more probably of Jupille or Herstal. A statue of Charlemagne, drawn up in 1867, is present in the center town. In the niches of the pedestal néo-novel, 6 statues represent the ancestors of the emperor, originating in the country of Liege: holy Begge, Pip of Herstal, Charles Martel, Bertrude, Pip of Landen and Pip the Brief. The first bishops of Liege are also related with the Carolingians.

Principality of Liege

See also: History of the Principality of Liege

One will attend the first steps of the Principauté of Liege when Notger was called with the episcopal throne of Liege by the Empereur Otton II into 972. It also accepted the privilege of general immunity into 980. The bishop of Liege is then the single Master of his grounds, becomes Prince-bishop and his field a ecclesiastical principality.

Liege was the capital of the Principauté of Liege as from the year 980 until in 1795; it was also one of the 23 Bonnes Cities .

Liege became at the 10th century, the capital of powerful a episcopal principality, thanks to the action of the bishops Éracle, Notger and Wazon. Its schools were famous until the 12th century. Seven Collégiale S rise then in the city (Saint-Pierre, Holy-Cross, Saint-Paul, Midsummer's Day, Saint-Denis, Saint Martin's day, St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre) in addition to the cathedral where holy Lambert is buried. Two bénédictines abbeys are added to it: Saint-Jacob and the St. Lawrence. Several Romance churches and of many parts of goldsmithery (Art mosan) testify still today to the efflorescence of this time, in particular the baptismal font of the city, preserved today at St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

Liege was very early town of industry. The Houille was extracted there from time immemorial. Jean Curtius will be one of the largest arms manufacturers of Europe. Of the inhabitants of Li2ege will be at the origin of the Swedish iron and steel industry.

The massacre of 1468

The Inhabitants of Li2ege fight for the democracy, the Paix of Fexhe in is a stage. But the Ducs of Burgundy gather the Burgundian Netherlands. in a centralized and absolutist State: contradictory project. Laic principalities or ecclesiastics fall to the hands from the Dukes. Liege refuses the Prince that Philippe the Good imposes to them, is combined with Louis XI, but is beaten with Montenaken, subjected to a " Paix" humiliating (1465), still resist but their army is beaten with Brusthem by the son of Philippe, Charles Bold the, which removes the Country juridically. In spite of the 600 Franchimontois, Liege east taken and burned starting from November 3rd, 1468, atrocity which scandalizes Europe which will resist Bold and will lead to the fall of the House of Burgundy.

From 1468 to 1795

Liege thus becomes again the capital of an independent country and whose independence, certainly put at evil (neutrality liegeosy does not prohibit the belligerents from crossing its territory), will be again maintained propsère during the three next centuries through the revolts of the Rivageois, fights of the Chiroux and the Grignoux (17th century), birth of capitalism with Curtius, the opening to the Lumières at the 18th century which leads to a revolution inhabitant of Li2ege more radical than the French revolution at least in 1789. The existence of the Principauté of Liege finishes in blood, between 1789 and 1795, with this Révolution inhabitant of Li2ege.

After the Revolution inhabitant of Li2ege

In 1794, following the wars of the Révolution inhabitant of Li2ege, the imperial army leaves the Principauté of Liege, which involves the exile of the last Prince-Bishop François-Antoine-Marie de Méan, then in 1795, Convention issues the incorporation of the Principality to the French Republic, involving its disappearance consequently. Liege becomes the Chef-lieu then department of Ourte.

In 1815, the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte with Waterloo puts an end to the French mode. The territory inhabitant of Li2ege, just like the remainder of future Belgium, then passes under Dutch supervision . The Dutch period will see the creation of the Université of Liege and the royal Opéra of Wallonia.

In 1830, the Belgian revolution bursts and Liege been part from now on of the kingdom of Belgium.

After 1830

After 1830, the Inhabitants of Li2ege dominate the Belgian political life. Charles Rogier is one as of their and its role in the revolution is capital. It will be with the head of several Belgian governments.

Industrial revolution, radical liberalism, labor movement

Liege becomes the citadel of radical liberalism. William of Orange (via the General society of the Netherlands ), Jean-Jacques Dony and especially John Cockerill knows that Liege is the first town of Europe entered the Industrial revolution. Towards 1850, the steelworks and of steel construction of Cockerill with Seraing is largest of the world and Belgium (Wallonia in fact) the second economic power of the world behind the the United Kingdom. In order to protect Liege from the floods, of large work of dammings up of the Ourthe and the Meuse were realized at the 19th century, to channel the river and to create new boulevards (Avroy and Sauvenière).

The ideas of the liberals result from these deep changes, just as the labor movement which in 1885 causes, starting from Liege, a strike which gains all the industrial Sillon, repressed by the army. In 1893 another strike tears off the Vote for all at the frightened Parliament, then it is that of 1913 which Georges Simenon puts scene in Pédigrée .

Two wars, the policy of neutrality, Resistance

The resistance of the strong inhabitants of Li2ege in 1914 is worth at the city (first foreign city in this case) the French Légion of honor the August 7th 1919, the Military Cross Italy in 1923, the Military decoration for the bravery of the Royaume of Serb, Croatian and Slovenien the in 1926, the Belgian Military Cross in 1940. Several exposures proceeded in Liege: the World Fair of 1905 for the 75 years of the Belgium, the international exhibition of 1930 for the centenary of the country (specialized on sciences and industry) and the Exposure of the water of 1939 marking the completion of work of the Channel Albert allowing to connect Liege to the port of Antwerp. Liege directed by burgomasters who are for the majority of the militant Walloons, question the policy of neutrality wanted by Léopold III with Jean Rey, Fernand Dehousse, Georges Truffaut, in the press and at the Parliament. The Belgian Résistance is strongest there: the monument which commemorates it there is built. The agents of the post office, for example, destroy the letters of denunciation sent to the Germans.

Royal question, strikes of 1960-1961, reform of the State, crisis of the iron and steel industry

When the royal Question walk towards its outcome (1950), Paul Gruselin Joseph Merlot, André Renard takes part in the project of Walloon Gouvernement separatist outlined following the serious incidents of Grace-Berleur (July 31st), that the withdrawal of the king makes null and void. At the same time social movement and separatist, the General strike of the winter 1960-1961 reaches in Liege its paroxysm with the bag of the Gare of Guillemins (January 1961) by strikers exasperated by the failure to reply of the Government of Gaston Eyskens with their claims. The Socialists inhabitant of Li2ege are again very present in Belgian policy with Jean-Joseph Merlot in the government Lefèvre - Spaak (1961-1965), but forces Merlot with the resignation following the vote of the laws on the maintenance of law and order and the linguistic Frontière. Pierre Harmel is one of rare the Prime Ministers Wallons of the last century (of 1965 to 1966). Jean-Joseph Merlot again with the capacity with Gaston Eyskens as from 1968, then André Cools (after the accidental death of Merlot) will provide the foundations of the Belgian Fédéralisme that this government sets up. From 1978 to 1986, the iron and steel industry inhabitant of Li2ege is threatened of bankruptcy and causes a maximum mobilization with the serious demonstrations of February and March 1982 in Brussels. Liege becomes the economic capital of Wallonia and the role of Jean-Maurice Dehousse with the head of the first Walloon Gouvernement is decisive.

Intellectual and cultural radiation since Xe century

  • At the 16th century Érard of Marck, makes rebuild new a Palais of the Prince-Bishops, Ernest of Bavaria, very informed from the astronomical searchs for its time will provide to Kepler a powerful Astrolabe, Rene François Walter de Sluse is in the mathematical research center of 17th century… The music marks the history of Liege: of Etienne of Liege at the 11th century while passing by Cicognia at the 14th century, by the comic opera inhabitant of Li2ege at the 18th century, until Henri Pusher. Liege held the largest cathedral of Belgium until its destruction after 1789 (gesture, according to Philippe Raxhon of radicality revolutionary). The ideas of the Lumières are diffused there (as by the Encyclopedic Journal, the Société of emulation founded by François-Charles de Velbrück).

  • This explains why Liege constitutes also an arts center of first importance, whose French-speaking radiation is all the more remarkable as it is located very close to the German-speaking world (the Province of Liege account of the remainder a German-speaking community autonomous). One finds in Liege, in addition to three major cultural institutions - the Royal Opéra of Wallonia, the Philharmonic orchestra of Liege and the French Community and most important of the dramatic centers of Wallonia, the Théâtre of the Place - a radio operator production center and television, a crowd of various and varied cultural institutions (dance, folklore, dialectal theater, puppet show…), four cultural hearths, most important of the cinematographic complexes of the Eurorégion the Meuse-Rhine, the museums of international prestige pilot of the patrimonial richness of the City.

Political geography

The town of Liege, chief town of the Province of the same name, with the characteristic to be located in the zone of point of meeting of three State S, with 25 kilometers in the south of Maastricht to (Netherlands) and 40 kilometers in the west of Aachen ( Aachen ) in (Germany).

It belongs today to a transborder area, “the Eurorégion the Meuse-Rhine”, zone of privileged influence which counts a few 3,7 million inhabitants.

This situation concerns nevertheless a long tradition since, without mentioning the Roman epoch, this transborder area constituted a single State as of the Carolingian period. After 843, at the time when the Empire of Charlemagne is dismembered by the Traité of Verdun, the area constituted part of the Lotharingie, in a quite temporary way since in 962, Othon I {{er}} the Large one reaches the imposing intention to restore the Christian order in large a Germanic Empire.

Until the Revolution inhabitant of Li2ege, the regional entity remains plain.

Today, the traditional transborder relations are restored.

Natural geography

The city is also located at the crossroads of three natural geographical areas: in north, the Hesbaye (160 to 200 m), one of the principal agricultural zones of Belgium; in the east, the Country of Herve (200 to 320 m), a more undulating and raised landscape, great fruit-bearing area; in the south, plates of the Condroz (200 to 280 m), doors of the Ardenne where moors and forests dominate and, the top of its 694 m, the point moreover high-altitude in Belgium, the Signal of Botrange.

The territory of the city is formed for an important part of the alluvial plains of a large European river, the Meuse, which unrolls its meanders of the plate of Langres in France with lowland of the Netherlands, where it joined the the Rhine to throw itself in the the North Sea (950 km) as well as plains of her two affluents, the Ourthe and the Vesdre.

The Meuse crosses Liege according to a south-western/north-eastern head office, over a length of a few 12 km entirely channeled. On the level of the old city, the alluvial plain of the Meuse remains narrow (average width of 1,3 km). In addition to these water ways, one will note an artificial derivation of the Meuse and three channels: the channel of Ourthe, a small nonnavigable channel and finally, the beginning of the Channel Albert inaugurated in 1939 and which was carried now to: 9000 tons.

The Port authority of Liege profits from this privileged situation where the city is seen connected by water way to the France, with the Flanders and the Netherlands. Besides the activity of the port does not cease growing. With more than 22 million tons handled in 2004, the port is the second European river port for tonnage, behind the Rhenish port of Duisbourg (Germany) and in front of the Port authority of Paris.

Since its fusion in 1976, ten common neighbors, the Town of Liege takes into account a surface of: 6939 hectares occupied with 28% by habitat various (including the trade, offices…), to 22% by not registered zones (river and public roadway systems), to 21% by wooded areas, 11% by agricultural zones and 5% by industrial parks.

Socio-economic geography

At January 1st 2007, the town of Liege counted: 188907 inhabitants. The density of the population is of: 2699 hab. /km ², is more than eight times the national average (327 hab. /km ²). Liege knew nevertheless a phenomenon of depopulation (in 1976, during the fusion of communes of which results the current territory from the City, Liege comprised: 227974 inhabitants). On the other hand, the city is the center of a continuous agglomeration of: 600000 inhabitants whose population remains stable, which indicates, like often in Europe, a slip of the urban center towards the periphery.

  • Chief town of a province which counts some 1,2 million inhabitants, Liege constitutes the second city but the first agglomeration of the Walloon region. Today, the tertiary sector occupies 80% of employment, the public sector overriding the private sector. Indeed, Liege is not only one great school center but also an administrative center of first importance (seat of the Provincial government, sits of the economic Institutions of the Walloon region and in particular its Economic and Social Council), a major legal center sheltering one of the five Courses of Call of Belgium and the courts which depend on it and an hospital (three major hospitals of which an university hospital and about fifteen private clinics). Liege east also, with its: 6000 shops, coffees and restaurants, a great center of trade.

  • the plain of the Meuse was a high place of the Walloon mining activity: one notes there today the total disappearance of this mining industry after twelve centuries of extraction of the coal and the maintenance of an iron and steel center of first importance, but also, the installation of mechanical and metal building firms (in particular in arms manufacture), aircraft industry and space but so agro-alimentary (beers, water, lemonades…).

Education

Liege east, and this since more than thousand years, an exceptional center of teaching: more: 93000 young people continue their studies in Liege, city which shelters the only university of French-speaking State in Belgium (Université of Liege), but also two complete networks of teaching (laic and catholic), an technical education and bearing professional on a full choice of formation, an Academy of the Art schools, an Academy of music recognized without forgetting the Royal Academy of dramatic art. The great institutions are:

Economy

See also: Saving in Liege

Liege is the most important city of the Walloon region from an economic standpoint.

Liege was a long time an industrial big city (in the middle of the 19th century, the industrial Sillon Walloon is the first industrial area of the continent) but as of the years 1960, it undergoes a long decline, the factories becoming decayed.

Particularly dynamic, Liege has good number of companies of high technology: Techspace Aero, which manufactures parts for the Airbus A380 or the rocket ARIANE V many companies of electronics: EVS, world leader of the televisual idles in real-time, Gillam, AnB, Balteau, Dinh Telecom. or the world leader of the light armament: FN Herstal but also agro-alimentary: beers (Jupiler), water and lemonades (Spa and Chaudfontaine) or chocolate (Galler).

Liege put also much on transport and the multimodality.

The University of Liege point of disjunction also many “Spin-off” and one finds not far from there very many companies of high technology (e.g. EVS). Liege is also a decision-making center. That implies a great representation of the head offices in the city.

Lastly, more half of the paid inhabitants of Li2ege are civils servant. That is explained by the high number of the institutions inhabitants of Li2ege like the university, the museums, the rooms of arts or transport and also by the fact why Liege has all the institutions of the Province of Liege.

Transport and multimodality

Liege has many logistic assets which give him an important place in the middle of the Europe of transport.

  • the Port authority of Liege, second European river port.

  • the Station of Liege-Guillemins and the new lines TGV of Brussels towards Liege (LGV 2) and of Liege towards the German border (LGV 3).
  • a very important highway network with 7 branches (E40, E42, E25, E313)
  • the Airport of Liege, eighth European airport for air transport of the goods, to 12 km only of the center town.
  • Liege is also very easily accessible via the Aéroport from Charleroi Brussels-South and the Aéroport of Brussels. These two airports are to a hundred kilometers of Liege. Still nearer, the airport of Maastricht is only to 30 km.

Liege also has a network of bus which covers at the same time the center town and the agglomeration. See also the detailed article Transport in commun runs in Liege.

Museums

Liege has some large museums. Here is a nonexhaustive list.

Tourism

As a city of the Great Area, Liege takes part in the program of the Européenne year of the Capitale of the Culture 2007 .
a detailed tourist description is on Wikitravel.

Religious heritage

Liege, “ girl of the Roman Church ”, as an inscription engraved on the lintel of the gate of the cathedral affirms it, was during more than eight centuries the capital of an independent ecclesiastical principality. “ the city with the hundred bell-towers ” has a very important comprising religious heritage of the buildings founded starting from the beginning of the 8th century during the transfer of the seat of évêché of Maastricht towards Liege and many others, in particular the collegial septs, founded with the birth of the Principauté of Liege at the 10th century.
  • Cathedral Our-Lady-and-Saint-Lambert
  • Cathedral Saint-Paul (with the museum of the treasure of the cathedral)
  • Abbey of the Peace-Our-Lady
  • Basilica Saint Martin's day
  • Cemetery of Robermont
  • Collegial St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (with the Baptismal font)
  • Collegial Collegial Holy-Cross
  • Saint-Denis
  • Collegial Midsummer's Day
  • Collegial Saint Martin's day
  • Église Notre-Dame of the Sacred Heart
  • Église of the Great Seminar
  • Église Holy-Catherine
  • Église Saint-Chistophe
  • Église Saint-Gerard
  • Église Saint-Gilles
  • Église Saint-Jacob
  • Église Saint Nicolas's Day
  • Église Saint-Pholien
  • Église Saint-Remacle
  • Église of the Blessed Sacrament
  • Église Saint-Were useful
  • Église Holy-Veronique
  • Église Saint-Vincent
  • Chapelle of the Girls of the Cross
  • Chapelle Saint-Augustin (or of Bavaria)
  • Synagog of Liege

Civil inheritance

  • Place Saint-Lambert, true heart of the city, at the same time modern with many trade and the station of the buses; and history with the Palate of the Prince-Bishops;
  • Palais of the Prince-Bishops of Liege is probably the monument most representative of Liege. The palate is currently occupied at the same time by the provincial services and the Law courts;
  • Old abbey of the St. Lawrence, barracks and military hospital;
  • Old church Saint-Andrew, located place of the market, is used today as showroom in the middle of the city;
  • Old Large Post office of Liege, a long time principal seat from the post office in Liege, currently without occupation;
  • Old Markets with the Meats of Liege, built in 1546, is used now as conference room;
  • Station of Liege-Guillemins, work of art of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava;
  • Town hall of Liege, called “the Violet”;
  • Li Torus, statue become the symbol of the students inhabitant of Li2ege;
  • Mountain of Bueren, staircase made up of 373 steps which connects the historical center of the city, Out-Castle, with the citadel;
  • Royal Opera of Wallonia, founded in 1816, is one of the big rooms of theater of Belgium;
  • Perron, symbol of Liege and freedoms inhabitants of Li2ege during the centuries, now located at the top of a fountain on the place of the market;
  • Room Phillarmonique of Liege, big room in concert, main home of the Philharmonic orchestra of Liege.

Events

  • Festivals of August 15th in Outremeuse
  • Festival of music electro-rock'n'roll Burning the, at the beginning of July.
  • Festivals of July 14th
  • Gone of the Beater (every Sunday morning)
  • the Night one of the Slopes of the citadel (1st Saturdays of October)
  • the Village of Christmas
  • International festival of police film
  • Village Gallic (St-Paul place, July)
  • the Fair from October (October at mid-November, data base of Avroy)
  • Biennial of the design
  • Festival of the data base (at the beginning of June)
  • International festival " Jazz with Liège"
  • Meeting again (at the beginning of September, Park of Boverie)
  • student's Folklore: Saint Nicolas's Day of the students, Saint-Torus and 4 hours child's scooters

Projects and great work

The town of Liege east in full redeployment and the great projects are numerous:

Under development

  • the Médiacité, méga-complex centered on the audio-visual one including/understanding cinemas, an Olympic skating rink, studios of recording (of which the new center inhabitant of Li2ege of RTBF), an commercial arcade connected to that already existing of the Longdoz. In parallel, a Pôle Image will be born, gathering many companies inhabitants of Li2ege whose common point is the image.
  • the Station TGV of Liege-Guillemins, drawn by Santiago Calatrava, and currently about to be completed.
  • the district of the Guillemins, which will be completely refitted: new esplanade going of the station until the Meuse, development of a district of the businesses.
  • Royal De luxe hotel Sélys, future hotel 5 stars in the Castle of Sélys and the counts de Méan (works in progress).
  • the Dial, district just located at the top of the place Saint-Lambert, which will be completely refitted, to start with the construction of the appendices of the law courts.
  • Trilogiport, new port area with Hermalle-under-Argenteau in the north of the agglomeration, for the enlarging of the Port authority of Liege for the reception of new companies, currently in work.
  • Restoration of the hospital of the Gold Valley in modern hospital geriatric, in the district of Amercœur.
  • Cinema the Grignoux, new cinematographic complex located place Xavier Neujean, in downtown area.
  • Large Curtius, which will gather several museums in the same place.

In project or under study

  • a casino at the Large Station
  • the Theater of the Place, which will be located place of August XX, in the building of the emulation.
  • Contournement is city thanks to the highway connection A605 Cerexhe-Heuseux - Beaufays.
  • the district of Bavaria, future modern district established on the site of the old hospital of Bavaria, in the north of Outremeuse.
  • New Olympic swimming pool with the downtown area (district of Jonfosse) in project.

Famous inhabitants of Li2ege

Among some personalities born in Liege or having lived in the burning city, we can quote:

Of course, this list is incomplete, you will find more name in the categories Personnalité inhabitant of Li2ege and Political personality inhabitant of Li2ege, Artiste inhabitant of Li2ege, Prince-bishop of Liege or Histoire of Liege.

Sports

Principal teams

Football:

Basketball: Hockey:
  • Bulldogs Liege (D1)
Rugby:
  • Inhabitant of Li2ege Rugby (D2)
  • Standard Rugby Club of Chaudfontaine (D2)
Tennis:
  • Royal Fayenbois Tennis Club with Jupille - Fayenbois (D1)
  • Royal Tennis Club of Liege (RTCL) with Angleur - Sart-Tilman (D1)
Swimming:

Sports events

  • Liege-Bastogne-Liege
  • international Meeting of athletics
  • international Jumping of Liege
  • World cup of table tennis (in 2005 and 2008)
  • Departure of the Tour de France cyclist (2004)
  • Championship of Europe of Football Euro 2000
  • Challenge Jupiler Edhem Sljivo (Tournament of football in room)

Armorial bearings

One finds the perron inhabitant of Li2ege on the blazon of the city, but also on that of the Province of Liege, that of the Principauté of Liege or on many Logo S representing the institutions inhabitants of Li2ege. to replace the armorial bearings on its mails, communications tools, vehicles and flags. This last, supposed to represent the various logistic assets, evokes the Perron (symbol). The logo is brocardé for its resemblance to a Doigt of honor and a graphic lack of richness.

Twinnings

Liege is twinned with:

It has agreements of co-operation and friendship with:

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