Visé
Visé (French pronunciation: [vize] ⓘ; Dutch: Wezet, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋeːzɛt]; Walloon: Vizé) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Visé
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Visé | |
Visé Location in Belgium
Location of Visé in Liège province | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°42′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Viviane Dessart (MR) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR - PS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 17,767 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4600-4602 |
| NIS code | 62108 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.vise.be |
The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, and Visé.
In the north-east (on the eastern bank of the Meuse) the area of the municipality extends up to the village of Moelingen in the Limburgian municipality of Voeren, while in the north-west (on the western bank of the Meuse) it extends up to the border between Belgium and the Netherlands (on the other side of which the Dutch municipality of Maastricht is situated).
The city of Visé is located in a distance of some 20 km (12,4 miles) north eastern of Belgian Liège city and of some 15 km (9,3 miles) southern of the most southern Dutch city of Maastricht.
In addition to the Meuse, the Albert Canal also passes through this town.