Retinne ( wa, Ritene) is a village of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
and a district of the municipality of
Fléron
Fléron (; wa, Fléron) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Fléron had a total population of 16,088. The total area is which gives a population density of 1,172 inhabitants per km². F ...
, 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
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
It is just north of the centre of Fléron.
Notable people
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Georges Jobé
Georges Jobé (6 January 1961 – 19 December 2012) was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1979 to 1992. Jobé is notable for being a five-time FIM motocross world champion and a nine-ti ...
(1961-2012), Belgian motorcycle racer
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Éric Toussaint
Éric Toussaint is a historian and political scientist with a PhD from the universities of Paris VIII and Liège.Jadžić, Miloš & Miljković, Dušan & Veselinović, Ana (eds.). (2012). ''Kriza, odgovori, levica: Prilozi za jedan kritički diskurs ...
(1954-), Historian and political scientist
Image gallery
Image:Eglise Retinne.JPG, View of Retinne
Image:Retinne_Ehrenmal_1.jpg, Memorial
Image:Retinne_église_Ste_Julienne_3.jpg, Église Ste. Julienne
Image:Retinne_Verwaltungsgebäude.jpg, Town hall
Former municipalities of Liège Province
Fléron
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