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Bassenge Bassindje (Walloon)Bitsingen (Dutch)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Bassenge
BassengeLocation in Belgium Location of Bassenge in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°46′N 05°36′E / 50.767°N 5.600°E / 50.767; 5.600
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Valérie Hiance
• Governing party/ies	Bassenge Demain (CDH/MR)
Area
• Total	38.21 km (14.75 sq mi)
Population
• Total	8,986
• Density	240/km (610/sq mi)
Postal codes	4690
NIS code	62011
Area codes	04
Website	www.bassenge.be

Bassenge (French pronunciation: [basɑ̃ʒ]; Dutch: Bitsingen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪtsɪŋə(n)] ; Walloon: Bassindje) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Bassenge had a total population of 8,335. The total area is 38.17 km which gives a population density of 218 inhabitants per km.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bassenge, Boirs, Ében-Émael, Glons, Roclenge-sur-Geer, and Wonck.

Gallery

• Bassenge, church: l'église Saint-Pierre
• Bassenge, la chapelle du Vi Mosti
• Roclenge sur Geer, l'église Saint-Remy
• Wonck, chapel in the hills

Historic sites

• Fort Eben-Emael was a major fortress intended to defend Belgium against attack from Germany. Built in the 1930s, it was swiftly captured by German forces in May 1940 during the Belgian Campaign of the Second World War.
• Eben-Ezer Tower, also known as le musée du silex (the museum of flint) is a fantastical tower built of flint rubble in the 1960s by Robert Garcet and decorated with mystical and religious symbols.
• Wonck Airfield was a small runway for ultralight aviation in use by Aeroclub Bassange. It closed around 2006.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Bassenge

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Tower of Eben-Ezer". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
3. "Wonck Airport". www.forgottenairfields.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

External links

• Media related to Bassenge at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places adjacent to Bassenge
Riemst (VLI) Tongeren (VLI) Bassenge Visé Juprelle, Oupeye

v t e Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia
Huy	Amay Anthisnes Burdinne Clavier Engis Ferrières Hamoir Héron Huy Marchin Modave Nandrin Ouffet Tinlot Verlaine Villers-le-Bouillet Wanze
Liège	Ans Awans Aywaille Bassenge Beyne-Heusay Blegny Chaudfontaine Comblain-au-Pont Dalhem Esneux Flémalle Fléron Grâce-Hollogne Herstal Juprelle Liège Neupré Oupeye Saint-Nicolas Seraing Soumagne Sprimont Trooz Visé
Verviers	Amel Aubel Baelen Büllingen Burg-Reuland Bütgenbach Dison Eupen Herve Jalhay Kelmis Lierneux Limbourg Lontzen Malmedy Olne Pepinster Plombières Raeren Sankt Vith Spa Stavelot Stoumont Theux Thimister-Clermont Trois-Ponts Verviers Waimes Welkenraedt
Waremme	Berloz Braives Crisnée Donceel Faimes Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher Geer Hannut Lincent Oreye Remicourt Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse Waremme Wasseiges
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