Grâce-Hollogne
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Location of Grâce-Hollogne in Liège province
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Liège | ||
| Arrondissement | Liège | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Maurice Mottard | ||
| • Governing party/ies | PS | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 34.24 km2 (13.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 22,009 | ||
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 4460 | ||
| Area codes | 04 | ||
| Website | www.grace-hollogne.be | ||
Grâce-Hollogne (Walloon: Gråce-Hologne) is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. The municipality is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation, separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas. Included within its boundaries is Liège Airport.
On 1 January 2006 Grâce-Hollogne had a total population of 21,753. The total area is 34.24 km², which gives a population density of approximately 635 inhabitants per km².
Geography
Villages and towns:
- Bierset
- Grâce-Berleur
- Hollogne-aux-Pierres
- Horion-Hozémont
- Mons-Crotteux
- Velroux
History
Grâce-Hollogne was formed by the grouping of former municipalities Bierset, Grâce-Berleur, Hollogne-aux-Pierres, Horion-Hozémont, and Velroux, along with part of Mons-lez-Liège.
The killing of four demonstrators on 30 July 1950 in Grâce-Berleur[2] was one of the most significant moments in the so-called Royal Question of 1950, which grew out of resentment towards King Leopold III and his actions in World War II.
In June 1995 it was from Grâce-Hollogne that Julie Lejeune and Mélissa Russo were infamously abducted to become victims of the notorious serial killer and child molester Marc Dutroux.[3] One of the municipality's schools is now named Ecole Julie et Melissa[4] in honour of the murdered girls and flowers are still left regularly on the Julie & Melissa Monument.[5]
Economy
Avient Aviation has its Continental Europe offices on the property of Liège Airport.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ Detailed recounting of the events in Grace-Berleur, 1950
- ↑ Skytopic
- ↑ List of provincial and communal schools
- ↑ Photo of the Julie & Melissa monument
- ↑ "Welcome." Avient Aviation. Retrieved on 8 August 2011. "With head office in Harare, Zimbabwe, Avient has two further offices; one in continental Europe and the other in the United Kingdom."
- ↑ "Contact Us." (Direct link to frame) Avient Aviation. Retrieved on 8 August 2011. "BELGIUM Liege Airport, Cargo Nord, Rue Saint Exupery 22, B-4460, Grace Hollogne, Belgium"
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality site (French)
- Flag of Grâce-Hollogne
- Massacre at Grace-Berleur, 1950 (in French)
- Photo of the Julie & Melissa monument, Grâce-Hollogne
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