Baelen (; wa, Bailou) is a
municipality of
Wallonia located in the
province of Liège
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outs ...
,
Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Baelen had a total population of 4,060. The total area is 85.73 km² which gives a
population density of 47.36 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
: Baelen and
Membach.
Notable people
Born in Baelen:
* (1904–1944), priest and member of the
Belgian Resistance during
World War II
Residing in Baelen:
*
Sunday Oliseh
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, a former Nigerian footballer and coach
*
Marc Lacroix Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...
, biochemist and breast cancer researcher
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Baelen[Belgian heritage register: Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie (DG]
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References
External links
*
Baelen,
Municipalities of Liège Province
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