Ans 176097 223788331 2008-07-05T20:27:14Z Plasticup 2666389 clean up, Replaced: January 1st → [[January 1]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] :''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]] {{Liege municipalities}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Belgium]] [[Category:Municipalities of Liège]] {{Liege-geo-stub}} [[br:Ans]] [[de:Ans]] [[eo:Ans (Belgio)]] [[fr:Ans]] [[it:Ans]] [[lb:Ans]] [[li:Ans]] [[nl:Ans (België)]] [[ja:アンス]] [[pt:Ans (Bélgica)]] [[vo:Ans]] [[wa:Anse]] [[zh:安斯]]