Lierneux Explained

Lierneux
Map:Lierneux Liège Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Lierneux in the province of Liège
Arrondissement:Verviers
Nis:63045
Mayor:André Samray
Majority:Lierneux en Mieux !
Postal-Codes:4990
Telephone-Area:080
Web:www.lierneux.be
Coordinates:50.2833°N 53°W

Lierneux (in French pronounced as /ljɛʁnø/; Walloon: Lierneu) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Lierneux had a total population of 3,367. The total area is 92.08 km2 which gives a population density of 37 inhabitants per km2. Lierneux is known for its psychiatric hospital CHS l'Accueil.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbrefontaine, and Bra, and Lierneux.

History

Within the bounds of the municipality a lies a memorial site to the tribute of the 82nd Airborne Division who won the Battle of the Bulge against the German SS division December 22, 1944.

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