Malmedy

Malmedy Måmdiy (Walloon) Malmedy (French)
Municipality
Malmedy from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Malmedy
Malmedy Location in Belgium Location of Malmedy in Liège Province
Coordinates: 50°25′N 06°01′E / 50.417°N 6.017°E / 50.417; 6.017
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Paul Bastin cdH, Alternative)
• Governing party/ies	Alternative - PS Plus
Area
• Total	100.37 km2 (38.75 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,654
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal codes	4960
NIS code	63049
Area codes	080
Website	http://malmedy.be

Malmedy (French pronunciation: [malmədi]; German: Malmedy [ˈmalmedi], historically also Malmünd [ˈmalmʏnt]; Walloon: Måmdiy) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2018, Malmedy had a total population of 12,654. The total area is 99.96 km² which gives a population density of 127 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bellevaux-Ligneuville, Bévercé (including the hamlets of Baugnez and Xhoffraix), and Malmedy.

Under the complex administrative structures of Belgium, which has separate structures for territorial administration and for language community rights, Malmedy is part of Wallonia and of the French Community of Belgium. But since it has a German speaking minority, it is one of Belgium's municipalities with language facilities (or "municipalities with facilities"). Malmedy and Waimes are the two municipalities in the French-speaking part of Wallonia with facilities for German speakers. The population of Malmedy is approximately 95% French speakers and 5% German speakers.^[2] The variety of German spoken is Moselle Franconian.