Oupeye
Oupeye is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Liège Province. On January 1, 2006, Oupeye had a total population of 23,581. The total area is 36.11 km² which gives a population density of 653 inhabitants per km².
Oupeye | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Oupeye Location in Belgium
Location of Oupeye in Liège province  | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′N 05°39′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauro Lenzini (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | PS, CDH |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.11 km2 (13.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 25,297 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4680-4684 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.oupeye.be |
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Oupeye proper, Haccourt, Hermalle-sous-Argenteau (Hermal), Hermée, Heure-le-Romain (Romaans-Heur), Houtain-Saint-Siméon, and Vivegnis.
Chertal
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Abandoned Chertal steel factory
Chertal is a narrow isthmus approximately 1.5 km southeast of Oupeye bounded by the Albert Canal and Meuse. Since 1963 the land has been the site of a steel factory founded by Espérance-Longdoz (as of 2010 part of ArcelorMittal Liège).
See also
Castle of Oupeye
Rest of medieval keep in Hauts de Froidmont_-_62079-CLT-0003-01.JPG.webp)
Ruins of castle around church in Haccourt
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Oupeye at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities of Liège Province | ||
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| Huy |  | |
| Liège | ||
| Verviers | ||
| Waremme | ||
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