Ans, Belgium

For other uses, see ANS (disambiguation).

Ans
Municipality
Place Nicolai Ans
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ans
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Stéphane Moreau (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	28,238
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	4430, 4431, 4432
NIS code	62003
Area codes	04
Website	www.ans-commune.be

Ans (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s]; Walloon: Anse) is a small Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km² which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km². Its postal code is 4430.

Ans is the finish location of the road bicycle race Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the oldest of the classic cycle races held every April.

Ans is bounded with Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas and Flémalle, the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people.

Settlements

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities:

• Ans proper
• Alleur (Walloon: Aleur)
• Loncin (Walloon: Loncén, other: Loncègn)
• Xhendremael (Walloon: Xhindmåle, other: Hin.n'mâle)

Population

Year	Population	Change	Density
2002	27,587	-	1,173.91/km²
2004	27,397	-190 or -0.68%	1,173.20/km²
2006	27,322	-75 or -0.27%	1,170.10/km²

Twinnings

Since 1999, the twinnings with the Pays d'Ans association with Périgord. This association contains six municipalities and all with the descendants of Ans: Badefols-d'Ans, La Boissière-d'Ans, Chourgnac d’Ans, Granges-d'Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans and Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Ans

External links

• Media related to Ans, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Only available in French