Oupeye

Oupeye Oûpêye (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Oupeye
Oupeye Location in Belgium Location of Oupeye in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°42′N 05°39′E / 50.700°N 5.650°E / 50.700; 5.650
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Serge Fillot (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, CDH
Area
• Total	36.09 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	25,297
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal codes	4680-4684
NIS code	62079
Area codes	04
Website	www.oupeye.be

Oupeye (French pronunciation: [upɛj]; Walloon: Oûpêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Oupeye had a total population of 23,581. The total area is 36.11 km² which gives a population density of 653 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Haccourt, Hermalle-sous-Argenteau, Hermée, Heure-le-Romain, Houtain-Saint-Siméon, Oupeye, and Vivegnis.

Chertal

Chertal is a narrow isthmus approximately 1.5 km southeast of Oupeye bounded by the Albert Canal and Meuse. Since 1963 the land has been the site of a steel factory founded by Espérance-Longdoz (as of 2010 part of ArcelorMittal Liège).

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Oupeye

• 
  Castle of Oupeye
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  Rest of medieval keep in Hauts de Froidmont
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  Ruins of castle around church in Haccourt

References

External links

• Media related to Oupeye at Wikimedia Commons

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