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Municipality in French Community, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Nicolas (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla]; Walloon: Sint-Nicolai-dlé-Lidje) is a municipality of Wallonia located ine the province of Liège, Belgium.
Saint-Nicolas
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Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°32′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Liège |
Government | |
• Mayor | Valérie Maes |
• Governing party/ies | PS |
Area | |
• Total | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 24,251 |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4420 |
NIS code | 62093 |
Area codes | 04 |
Website | www.saint-nicolas.be |
It is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation stretching west from Liège city centre towards Liège Airport. As of January 1, 2006 Saint-Nicolas had a total population of 22,666. The total area is 6.84 km2 which gives a population density of 3,313 inhabitants per km2. It has the highest population density of any Belgian municipality outside the Brussels-Capital Region.
Since 1977 the municipality consists of the following districts: Montegnée, Saint-Nicolas, and Tilleur.
Well known natives include