municipality
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and
city
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of
Wallonia
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Belgium
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.
On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km2 which gives a
population density
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of 1,170 inhabitants per km2. Its postal code is 4430.
Ans is the finish location of the
road bicycle race
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Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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, the oldest of the
classic cycle races
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held every April.
Ans is bounded with
Liège
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,
Seraing
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,
Herstal
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districts
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Loncin
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* Léon Jeck (1947–2007), footballer, born in Ans
* Michel Daerden (1949–2012), politician, mayor of Ans 1993–2011
*
Victor Larock
Victor Joseph Léonard Larock (6 October 1904, in Ans – 24 April 1977, in Madrid) was a Belgian politician for the country's Socialist Party.
Biography
Larock was the son of a miner. He obtained his doctor's title in literature and philosop ...
(1904–1977), politician, born in Ans
*
Annie Servais-Thysen
Annie Servais-Thysen (18 June 1933 – 6 April 2022) was a Belgian politician. A member of the Reformist Movement, she served in the Parliament of Wallonia from 1995 to 2004. She died in Liège
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belg ...
(1933–2022), politician, born in Xhendremael, Ans
Twinnings
Since 1999, the twinnings with the ''Pays d'Ans'' association with Périgord. This association contains six municipalities and all with the descendants of Ans:
Badefols-d'Ans
Badefols-d'Ans (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France
France, ...
,
La Boissière-d'Ans
La Boissière-d'Ans (; ) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans.Chourgnac d’Ans,
Granges-d'Ans
Granges-d'Ans (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. As part of the Pays d'Ans, it shares a link with the neighbouring communes of Badefols-d'Ans, La B ...