Braives
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 Braives
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| Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°09′E / 50.633°N 5.15°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Waremme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pol Guillaume (EC) |
| • Governing party/ies | EC, Ecolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.00 km2 (16.99 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,766 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4260, 4261, 4263 |
| Area codes | 019 |
| Website | www.braives.be |
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Braives is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Braives had a total population of 5,579. The total area is 44.00 km² which gives a population density of 127 inhabitants per km².[2] Fallais is one of the 8 villages within Braives. Fallais is famous for its medieval castle and other tourist attractions including a water mill, a former wheelmakershop, the river Méhaigne and the Ravel cycling path.
The municipality of Braives has eight villages and 3 hamlets: The villages of Ciplet, Avennes, Latinne, Tourinne, Fallais, Fumal, Ville-en-Hesbaye and Braives, and the hamlets of Hosdent[3] to Latinne, Pitet to Fallais and Foncourt to Fumal.
[edit] References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
- ^ braves.be, German-language, retrieved 2007-09-04
- ^ Le Site Non-Officiel de ce Hameau de Latinne, French-language, retrieved 2007-09-04
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