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Trooz

Coordinates:50°34′N05°41′E/ 50.567°N 5.683°E/50.567; 5.683
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Trooz
Li Trô(Walloon)
Municipality
Trooz: main street, with the cliffs behind illuminated by the setting sun
Trooz: main street,
with the cliffs behind illuminated by the setting sun
Location of Trooz
Map
Trooz is located in Belgium
Trooz
Trooz
Location in Belgium
Location of Trooz in Liège province
Coordinates:50°34′N05°41′E/ 50.567°N 5.683°E/50.567; 5.683
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementLiège
Government
• MayorFabien Beltran (PS)
• Governing party/iesPS,ÉcoVA
Area
• Total24.26 km2(9.37 sq mi)
Population
(2018-01-01)[1]
• Total8,172
• Density340/km2(870/sq mi)
Postal codes
4870
NIS code
62122
Area codes04
Websitetrooz.be

Trooz(French pronunciation:[tʁo];Walloon:LiTrô) is amunicipalityofWallonialocated in theprovince of Liège,Belgium.

On July 1, 2012, Trooz had 8,432 registered inhabitants, of whom 4,199 were male and 4,233 female. The total area is 24.00 km² which gives apopulation densityof 351 inhabitants per km².[2]

Trooz is situated on theVesdreRiver, and is part of theGREOA(Groupement Régional Économique des vallées de l'Ourthe et de l'Amblève) regional grouping for economic purposes.

The municipality consists of the followingdistricts:Forêt,Fraipont,Nessonvaux.

The town centre is the former hamlet of Trooz, in the district of Forêt, which gave its name to the municipality.

Industrial heritage

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The municipality includes several surrounding hamlets includingNessonvauxwhich is where, between 1904 and 1958, theImpériacompany produced automobiles. The factory building survives. This building is one of three examples of test tracks on its roof. The other known roof test tracks are on the roof of the oldFiatfactory inTurin,Italy, and Palacio Chrysler in Buenos Aires, which opened in 1928.

The Imperia car factory at Nessonvaux, photographed in 2004: part of the 1928 roof-top test track can be seen on the right side of the building and has been ringed in this picture.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018".Statbel.Retrieved9 March2019.
  2. ^"Chiffre global de la population par commune,statistiques fédérales issue du registre national (SPF intérieur) "(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 April 2009.Retrieved29 August2012.
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