:''Chaudfontaine is also a brand of mineral water, owned by
The Coca-Cola Company
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.''
Chaudfontaine (; wa, Tchôfontinne) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
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—al ...
located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
On January 1, 2006, Chaudfontaine had a total population of 21,012. The total area is 25.52 km² which gives a
population density
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of 823 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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:
Beaufays
Beaufays (}; wa, Beafayi) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Chaudfontaine :''Chaudfontaine is also a brand of mineral water, owned by The Coca-Cola Company.''
Chaudfontaine (; wa, Tchôfontinne) is a municipality of ...
, Chaudfontaine,
Embourg, and
Vaux-sous-Chèvremont.
Some of its best-known enterprises are
Galler chocolates, Magotteaux and Chaudfontaine drinking waters.
Chaudfontaine was strongly hit by the
2021 European floods
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.
bbc.com 16 July 2021
(King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited one crisis centre for Chaudfontaine)
See also
* Fort de Chaudfontaine
The Fort de Chaudfontaine is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt. Fort de Chaudfontaine was built between ...
, a fort on the heights above the town
* List of protected heritage sites in Chaudfontaine
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Chaudfontaine. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Liège ( ...
References
External links
*
Municipalities of Liège Province
Spa towns in Belgium
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