Hannut
Appearance
Hannut
Hannuit (Dutch) | |
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Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Waremme |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hervé Jamar (MR) |
• Governing party/ies | MR |
Area | |
• Total | 86.49 km2 (33.39 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 16,435 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4280 |
NIS code | 64034 |
Area codes | 019 |
Website | www.hannut.be |
Hannut is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006, Hannut had a total population of 14,291. The total area is 86.53 km² which gives a population density of 165 inhabitants per km².
Seventeen villages are included in the greater Hannut area: Abolens, Avernas-le-Bauduin, Avin, Bertrée, Blehen, Cras-Avernas, Crehen, Grand-Hallet, Lens-Saint-Remy, Merdorp, Moxhe, Petit-Hallet, Poucet, Thisnes, Trognée (Truielingen), Villers-le-Peuplier, and Wansin.
The Battle of Hannut, which began May 12, 1940, is credited with being the first battle between tanks of World War II.
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Hannut at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.hannut.be/fr/index.html
- http://www.fondationresistance.com/actualites/nousavonslu8.htm
- http://users.skynet.be/suffrage-universel/be/bemima06.htm