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:''See [[ANS]] for several meanings of that acronym.''
{{Infobox Belgium Municipality
|name=ANS
|picture=
|picture-width=260px
|picture-legend=
|map=AnsLocatie.png
|map-legend=Location of Ans in [[Liège (province)|Liège]]
|arms=Héraldique Ville BE Ans.svg
|flag=Ans drapeau.svg
|region={{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community={{BE-FR}}
|province={{BE-PROV-LG}}
|arrondissement=[[Arrondissement of Liège|Liège]]
|nis=62003
|pyramid-date=01/01/2006
|0-19=22.24
|20-64=58.62
|65=19.14
|foreigners=11.21
|foreigners-date=01/07/2005
|mayor=[[Michel Daerden]] ([[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|PS]])
|majority=[[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|PS]]
|postal-codes=4430, 4431, 4432
|telephone-area=04
|web=[http://www.ans-commune.be/ www.ans-commune.be]
|lat_deg=50
|lat_min=40
|lon_deg=05
|lon_min=31
}}
'''Ans''' (''Anse'' in [[Walloon language|Walloon]]) is a small [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[municipality]] located in the [[Wallonia|Walloon]] province of [[Liège (province)|Liège]]. On [[January 1]], 2006 Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 [[square kilometre|km²]] which gives a [[population density]] of 1,170 inhabitants per km². Its [[List of postal codes in Belgium|postal code]] is 4430.
==Settlements==
*[[Alleur]] (Walloon: ''Aleur'')
*[[Loncin]] (Walloon: ''Loncén'', other: ''Loncègn'')
*[[Xhendremael]] (Walloon: ''Xhindmåle, other: ''Hin.n'mâle'')
==Population==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Population !! Change !! Density
|-
| [[2002]] || 27,587 || - || 1,173.91/km²
|-
| [[2004]] || 27,397 || -190 or -68.87% || 1,,173.20/km²
|-
| [[2006]] || 27,322 || -75 or -0.27% || 1,170.10/km²
|}
==About Ans==
Ans is also the finish location of the famous [[road bicycle racing|road bicycle race]] [[Liège-Bastogne-Liège]], the oldest of the [[classic cycle races]] held every April.
Ans is bounded with [[Liège]], [[Seraing]], [[Herstal]], [[Saint-Nicolas, Belgium|Saint-Nicolas]] and [[Flémalle]], the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people.
==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]], [[La Boissière-d'Ans]], [[Chourgnac d’Ans]], [[Granges-d'Ans]], [[Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans]] and [[Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans]].
== External links ==
*[http://www.ans-commune.be/ Official website] - Only available in [[French language|French]]
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