Ougrée Explained

Ougrée (pronounced as /fr/; wa|Ougrêye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. Olympic swimmers Béatrice Mottoulle and Chantal Grimard were both born here.[1] [2] Belgian football goalkeeper Michel Preud'Homme was also born here[3] as well as writer Franz Weyergans in 1912.

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50.5947°N 5.5361°W

Notes and References

  1. Béatrice Mottoulle Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124019/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/beatrice-mottoulle-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 November 2016.
  2. Chantal Grimard Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081619/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/chantal-grimard-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 December 2016.
  3. Micel Preud'Homme. 2 July 2018.

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