Ans

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=ANS
picture=
picture-width=260px
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Liège
arms=Héraldique Ville BE Ans.svg

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region=BE-REG-WAL
community=BE-FR
province=BE-PROV-LG
arrondissement=Liège
nis=62003
pyramid-date=01/01/2006
0-19=22.24
20-64=58.62
65=19.14
foreigners=11.21
foreigners-date=01/07/2005
mayor=Michel Daerden (PS)
majority=PS
postal-codes=4430, 4431, 4432
telephone-area=04
web= [http://www.ans-commune.be/ www.ans-commune.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=40
lon_deg=05
lon_min=31

Ans ("Anse" in Walloon) 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.

ettlements

*Alleur (Walloon: "Aleur")
*Loncin (Walloon: "Loncén", other: "Loncègn")
*Xhendremael (Walloon: "Xhindmåle, other: "Hin.n'mâle")

Population

About Ans

Ans is also the finish location of the famous 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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.ans-commune.be/ Official website] - Only available in French