Héron (; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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located in the province of Liège,

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Geography

Héron is located on the river

Mehaigne The Mehaigne () is a river in Belgium. It is a left tributary to the Meuse. Its source is at Saint-Denis ( La Bruyère), in the province of Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the p ...

. The municipality consists of the following

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: Couthuin, Héron,

Lavoir A lavoir (, wash-house) is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and this process in turn was replaced by domestic washing machines and by s ...

, and Waret-l'Évêque.

Demography

On 1 January 2006 Héron had a total population of 4,534. The total area is 38.32 km² which gives a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

of 118 inhabitants per km².

Facilities

Héron is home to Couthuin Airport.

Gallery

File:L'église Saint-Hubert de Lavoir.JPG, Saint Hubertus church in Lavoir File:Envoz (Chateau de Potesta).jpg, Potesta castle in Envoz File:00 Héron 051017 (1).jpg, Typical old farm in Héron (17th century).

References

External links

* * Municipalities of Liège Province {{Liege-geo-stub