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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Braives Braive (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms of BraivesCoat of arms
Location of Braives
Braives is located in BelgiumBraivesBraivesLocation in Belgium Location of Braives in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°09′E / 50.633°N 5.150°E / 50.633; 5.150
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementWaremme
Government
 • MayorPol Guillaume (MR)
 • Governing party/iesEC
Area
 • Total44.05 km (17.01 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,325
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
Postal codes4260, 4261, 4263
NIS code64015
Area codes019
Websitewww.braives.be

Braives (French pronunciation: [bʁɛv]; Walloon: Braive) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Braives had a total population of 5,579. The total area is 44.00 km² which gives a population density of 127 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Avennes, Braives, Ciplet, Fallais, Fumal, Latinne, Tourinne, and Ville-en-Hesbaye.

There are also three hamlets: Hosdent in Latinne, Pitet in Fallais, and Foncourt in Fumal.

Fallais is famous for its medieval castle and other tourist attractions including a water mill, a former wheelmakershop, the river Méhaigne and the Ravel cycling path.

Image gallery

  • Braives, war memorial and church (église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame) Braives, war memorial and church (église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame)
  • Braives, churchtower: l'église Notre Dame Braives, churchtower: l'église Notre Dame
  • Braives, view to a street: Avenue Guillaume Joachim Braives, view to a street: Avenue Guillaume Joachim
  • Braives, view to a street Braives, view to a street

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. braves.be Archived September 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, German-language, retrieved 2007-09-04

External links

  • Media related to Braives at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Braives
Hannut, Geer Faimes
Hannut Braives Villers-le-Bouillet
Burdinne, Wanze
Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia
Huy
Liège
Verviers
Waremme
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