Huy

Huy
Hu (Walloon)
Hoei (Dutch)
Coat of arms of Huy
Location of Huy
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Huy is located in Belgium
Huy
Huy
Location in Belgium
Location of Huy in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°31′N 05°14′E / 50.517°N 5.233°E / 50.517; 5.233
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementHuy
Government
 • MayorEric Dosogne (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS, MR, Idhuy
Area
 • Total47.64 km2 (18.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total21,293
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes
4500
NIS code
61031
Area codes085
Websitewww.huy.be
Huy, view from the bridge (le Pont du Chemin de Fer) with the fortress (Fort de Huy), two churches (la collégiale Notre-Dame) and (Saint-Domitien) and the Tihange nuclear power plant

Huy (French: [ɥi] or [wi] ; Dutch: Hoei [ɦui]; Walloon: Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia, home to the Walloon population.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Ben-Ahin, Huy, Neuville-sous-Huy, and Tihange.

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.