Villers-le-Bouillet (; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
On January 1, 2006, Villers-le-Bouillet had a total population of 6,051. The total area is which gives a
population density
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of .
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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:
Fize-Fontaine,
Vaux-et-Borset,
Vieux-Waleffe
Vieux-Waleffe (, ) is a village and district of the municipality of Villers-le-Bouillet, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium.
The village, located on a site inhabited since the Neolithic, was mentioned in written sources for th ...
, Villers-le-Bouillet, and
Warnant-Dreye
Warnant-Dreye () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Villers-le-Bouillet, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Its post code is 4530. It should not be confused with the Warnant located in the province of Namur.
...
.
In 1982–1988, it was the first Belgian municipality with a Black alderman (''échevin''), Donat Ajanohun, born in
Benin
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in 1948.
Donat Ajanohun
, ''Suffrage Universel''
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Villers-le-Bouillet
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Villers-le-Bouillet. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Liège (province)
*Villers-l ...
References
External links
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Municipalities of Liège Province
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