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Blegny

Blegné  (Walloon)
Municipality
Town Hall Blegny
Town Hall Blegny
Coat of arms of Blegny
Coat of arms
Blegny is located in Belgium
Blegny
Blegny
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
Arrondissement Liège
Area
 • Total 26.07 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
4670-4672
Area codes 04
Website www.blegny.be
L'exécution des notables de Blégny, 1914 (par Evariste Carpentier)
Évariste Carpentier's depiction of the execution of civilians in Blégny in 1914, during the early months of the WWI German occupation of Belgium.

Blegny (French pronunciation: [bleɲi], before 2001: Blégny; Walloon: Blegné) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Blegny had a total population of 12,799. The total area is 26.07 km2 which gives a population density of 491 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Barchon, Housse, Mortier, Saint-Remy, Saive, and Trembleur (town centre).

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