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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Grâce-Hollogne Gråce-Hologne (Walloon)
Municipality
Town hallTown hall
Flag of Grâce-HollogneFlagCoat of arms of Grâce-HollogneCoat of arms
Location of Grâce-Hollogne
Grâce-Hollogne is located in BelgiumGrâce-HollogneGrâce-HollogneLocation in Belgium Location of Grâce-Hollogne in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°37′57″N 05°28′37″E / 50.63250°N 5.47694°E / 50.63250; 5.47694
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementLiège
Government
 • MayorMaurice Mottard
 • Governing party/iesPS
Area
 • Total34.17 km (13.19 sq mi)
Population
 • Total22,541
 • Density660/km (1,700/sq mi)
Postal codes4460
NIS code62118
Area codes04
Websitewww.grace-hollogne.be

Grâce-Hollogne (French pronunciation: [ɡʁas ɔlɔɲ]; Walloon: Gråce-Hologne) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. 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 km, which gives a population density of approximately 635 inhabitants per km.

Geography

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierset, Grâce-Berleur, Hollogne-aux-Pierres, Horion-Hozémont, and 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 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. One of the municipality's schools is now named École Julie et Melissa in honour of the murdered girls, and flowers are still left regularly on the Julie & Melissa Monument.

Economy

Avient Aviation has its Continental Europe offices on the property of Liège Airport.

Liège Airport

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Detailed recounting of the events in Grace-Berleur, 1950 Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Skytopic
  4. "List of provincial and communal schools". Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  5. "Photo of the Julie & Melissa monument". Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. "Welcome Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine." 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."
  7. "Contact Us Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine." (Direct link to frame Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine) Avient Aviation. Retrieved on 8 August 2011. "BELGIUM Liège Airport, Cargo Nord, Rue Saint Exupery 22, B-4460, Grace Hollogne, Belgium"

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Places adjacent to Grâce-Hollogne
Donceel Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, Awans Ans
Grâce-Hollogne Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse Flémalle Seraing
Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia
Huy
Liège
Verviers
Waremme
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