Amay

Amay
Municipality
Place Sainte-Ode with the Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode on the right
Place Sainte-Ode with the Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode on the right
Flag of Amay
Flag
Coat of arms of Amay
Coat of arms
Location of Amay in the province of Liège
Location of Amay in the province of Liège
Interactive map of Amay
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°33′N 05°19′E / 50.550°N 5.317°E / 50.550; 5.317
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementHuy
Government
 • MayorJean-Michel Javaux (Ecolo)
 • Governing partiesEcolo, MR
Area
 • Total
27.66 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total
14,305
 • Density517.2/km2 (1,339/sq mi)
Postal codes
4540
NIS code
61003
Area codes085
Websitewww.amay.be

Amay (French pronunciation: [amɛ]; Walloon: Ama) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Amay had a total population of approximately 14,231. The total area is 27.61 km2 which gives a population density of approximately 476 inhabitants per km2. It owes its site to a ford of the Meuse that was still in use in the Middle Ages but had begun as a Gallo-Roman vicus of the civitas Tungrorum (Tongeren).

The municipality consists of the following districts: Amay, Ampsin, Flône, Jehay, and Ombret-Rawsa.

The headquarters of the recently-established 1st Fusilier Battalion were in Amay in late 2026, as part of the recent expansion and strengthening of the Belgian Army.

Places of interest

The Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode in Amay is traces its origins to a 6th-century sanctuary.

Old Romanesque tower (12th century)

Famous inhabitants

References

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