Chaudfontaine
- Chaudfontaine is also a brand of mineral water, owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
Chaudfontaine
Tchôfontinne (Walloon) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Chaudfontaine | |
Chaudfontaine Location in Belgium
Location of Chaudfontaine in Liège province | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′N 05°38′E / 50.583°N 5.633°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Burton |
| • Governing party/ies | UP! |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.46 km2 (9.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 20,935 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4050-4053 |
| NIS code | 62022 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.chaudfontaine.be |
Chaudfontaine (French pronunciation: [ʃofɔ̃tɛn] ⓘ; Walloon: Tchôfontinne) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Chaudfontaine had a total population of 21,012. The total area is 25.52 km2 which gives a population density of 823 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Beaufays, Chaudfontaine, Embourg, and Vaux-sous-Chèvremont.
Some of its best-known enterprises are Galler chocolates, Magotteaux and Chaudfontaine drinking waters.
Chaudfontaine was strongly hit by the 2021 European floods.[2]
History
The Fort de Chaudfontaine was built between 1881 and 1884 on the heights above the town.
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Notre-Dame de Chèvremont Chapel
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The Basilica and Convent of the Carmelite Fathers of Chèvremont
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ bbc.com 16 July 2021 (King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited one crisis centre for Chaudfontaine)
External links
- Media related to Chaudfontaine at Wikimedia Commons