Neupré (French pronunciation: [nøpʁe]; Walloon: Li Noûpré) is a wallonian municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège.
Neupré
Li Noûpré (Walloon) | |
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Coordinates: 50°32′N 05°29′E / 50.533°N 5.483°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Liège |
Government | |
• Mayor | Virginie Defrang-Firket (MR) |
• Governing party/ies | MR, PS |
Area | |
• Total | 31.74 km2 (12.25 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 9,934 |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4120-4122 |
NIS code | 62121 |
Area codes | 04 |
Website | www.neupre.be |
On January 1, 2006, Neupré had a total population of 9,798. The total area is 31.69 km2 which gives a population density of 309 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Éhein, Neuville-en-Condroz, Plainevaux, and Rotheux-Rimière. The name of Neupré is coined on the first letters of the districts : NEUville, Plainevaux, Rotheux and Éhein.
On the southeast edge of Neupré lies the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, the resting place of over 5,000 American soldiers who died in Northern Europe during World War II.
Politics and administration
editList of mayors
edit- 1977-1982 : Pierre Maystadt (Neupré Uni)
- 1983-1992 : Pol Aimont (PRL)
- 1992-1994 : Jean-Pascal D'Inverno (PSC-Intérêts communaux)
- 1995-2000 : Josée Pagnoul-Demet (PS)
- 2001-2017 : Arthur Cortis (PS)
- Since the 16/6/2017 : Virginie Defrang-Firket (MR)
Municipal council
edit PS: 4 seats
Ecolo: 3 seats
MR: 10 seats
Newpré: 4 seats
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
edit- Media related to Neupré at Wikimedia Commons
- "World War II Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial". American Battle Monuments Commission. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2006.