Saint-Nicolas (; ) is a

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located ine the province of Liège,

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. It is effectively a part of the greater Liège

conurbation A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ...

stretching west from

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city centre towards

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. As of 1 January 2006 Saint-Nicolas had a total population of 22,666. The total area is 6.84 km² which gives a

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of 3,313 inhabitants per km². It has the highest population density of any Belgian municipality outside the

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. Since 1977 the municipality consists of the following districts: Montegnée, Saint-Nicolas, and Tilleur.

Notable people

Well known natives include *

Sandra Kim Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972), better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. Her father was an Italian immigrant from Torrebruna in the Province of Chie ...

, singer who won the

Eurovision Song Contest 1986 The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

held in

Bergen, Norway Bergen (, ) is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 2025 the population is 294 029 according to Statistics Norway. The municipali ...

, 1986 * Mario Barravecchia, singer * Roberto Bisconti, football player *

Georges Theunis Georges (George) Emile Léonard Theunis (28 February 1873 – 4 January 1966) was the prime minister of Belgium from 1921 to 1925 and again from 1934 to 1935. He was governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) in exile in London, from 1941 u ...

, Prime Minister of Belgium, 1921–25, 1934–35.

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

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