Trooz

Trooz
Li Trô (Walloon)
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′N 05°41′E / 50.567°N 5.683°E / 50.567; 5.683
Country Belgium
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
Websitewww.trooz.be

Trooz (French pronunciation: [tʁo]; Walloon: LiTrô) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province 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 a population density of 351 inhabitants per km².[2]

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

The municipality consists of the following districts: Forêt, Fraipont, Nessonvaux.

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

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Chiffre global de la population par commune, statistiques fédérales issue du registre national (SPF intérieur)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.