Engis

Engis (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒi]; Walloon: Indji) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Engis Indji (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Engis
Engis Location in Belgium Location of Engis in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°35′N 05°25′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Huy
Government
• Mayor	Serge Manzato (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	27.74 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	6,122
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postal codes	4480
NIS code	61080
Area codes	04, 085
Website	www.engis.be

On 1 January 2006 Engis had a total population of 5,686. The total area is 27.74 km² which gives a population density of 205 inhabitants per km².

As of 2022, the population is estimated at approximately 6,269.^[2]

The municipality consists of the following districts: Clermont-sous-Huy, Engis and Hermalle-sous-Huy.

In 1829, in this village, Philippe-Charles Schmerling discovered the first Neanderthal ever, Engis 2, the damaged skull of a young child. This was before the 1856 discovery of the Neanderthal type specimen in the Neander Valley. Its importance was not recognised until 1936.^[3]

Pollution fatalities

Main article: 1930 Meuse Valley fog

In late 1930 and early 1931, several thousand cases of acute pulmonary attacks occurred in the Meuse valley, centered on Engis, and 60 people died. A commission of inquiry set up by the Belgian government concluded that the cause was poisonous waste gases, primarily sulfur dioxide, emitted by the many factories in the valley and the furnaces used by the population, in conjunction with unusual climatic conditions coupled with the unique topographic characteristics of the area.^[4][5] Others have claimed that the deaths were the result acute fluorine intoxication.

Notable residents

• Johann Hermann Janssens (1783–1853), theologian, died in Engis

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Engis

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Engis (Huy, Liège, Belgium) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
3. Wood, Bernard (31 March 2011). Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, 2 Volume Set. ISBN 9781444342475. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
4. Mage, J., and Batta, G. Resultat de l'expertise judiciare sur la cause des accidents survenus dans la Vallee de la Meuse pendant les brouillards de decembre 1930. Chim. & Ind., 27, 145 E (1932).
5. Batta, G., Firket, J., and Leclerc, E.: Les problemes de pollution de l'atmosphere. G. Thone, Liege, 1933 (pp. 260-327).

External links

• Media related to Engis at Wikimedia Commons