Villers-le-Bouillet

Villers-le-Bouillet (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁs bujɛ]; Walloon: Viyé-l'-Boulet) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Villers-le-Bouillet
Viyé-l'-Boulet (Walloon)
Coat of arms of Villers-le-Bouillet
Location of Villers-le-Bouillet
Villers-le-Bouillet is located in Belgium
Villers-le-Bouillet
Villers-le-Bouillet
Location in Belgium
Location of Villers-le-Bouillet in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°35′N 05°16′E
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementHuy
Government
  MayorFrançois Wautelet (MR)
  Governing party/iesVidem, Ecolo, GénérationS 4530
Area
  Total32.86 km2 (12.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total6,503
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes
4530
NIS code
61068
Area codes085
Websitewww.villers-le-bouillet.be

On January 1, 2006, Villers-le-Bouillet had a total population of 6,051. The total area is 32.71 km2 (12.63 sq mi) which gives a population density of 185 inhabitants/km2 (480 inhabitants/sq mi).

The municipality consists of the following districts: Fize-Fontaine, Vaux-et-Borset, Vieux-Waleffe, Villers-le-Bouillet, and Warnant-Dreye.

In 1982–1988, it was the first Belgian municipality with a Black alderman (échevin), Donat Ajanohun, born in Benin in 1948.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Donat Ajanohun", Suffrage Universel
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