Amay
Amay (French pronunciation: [amɛ]; Walloon: Ama) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Amay
Ama (Walloon) | |
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Municipality | |
Place Sainte-Ode | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Amay | |
Amay Location in Belgium
Location of Amay in the province of Liège | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′N 05°19′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Huy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Michel Javaux (Ecolo) |
| • Governing party/ies | Ecolo, MR |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.66 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 14,305 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4540 |
| NIS code | 61003 |
| Area codes | 085 |
| Website | www.amay.be |
On 1 January 2006 Amay had a total population of approximately 14,231. The total area is 27.61 km2 which gives a population density of approximately 476 inhabitants per km2. It owes its site to a ford of the Meuse that was still in use in the Middle Ages but had begun as a Gallo-Roman vicus of the civitas Tungrorum (Tongeren).
The municipality consists of the following districts: Amay, Ampsin, Flône, Jehay, and Ombret-Rawsa.
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