Baelen
Municipality in Liège province, Belgium
Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Baelen Bailou (Walloon) | |
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Municipality | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Baelen | |
Baelen Location in Belgium Location of Baelen in the province of Liège | |
Coordinates: 50°37′N 05°58′E / 50.617°N 5.967°E / 50.617; 5.967 | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Verviers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maurice Fyon (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | Action citoyenne Baelen-Membach (ACBM) |
Area | |
• Total | 85.65 km2 (33.07 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,434 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4837 |
NIS code | 63004 |
Area codes | 087 |
Website | www.baelen.be |
Baelen (French pronunciation: [balɛn]; Walloon: Bailou) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Baelen had a total population of 4,060. The total area is 85.73 km2 which gives a population density of 47.36 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Baelen and Membach.
Notable people
Born in Baelen:
- Jean Arnolds [fr] (1904–1944), priest and member of the Belgian Resistance during World War II
Residing in Baelen:
- Sunday Oliseh, a former Nigerian footballer and coach
- Marc Lacroix, biochemist and breast cancer researcher
See also
References
External links
- Media related to Baelen at Wikimedia Commons
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