Seraing

Seraing
City and municipality
City Hall
City Hall
Flag of Seraing
Flag
Coat of arms of Seraing
Coat of arms
Location of Seraing in the province of Liège
Location of Seraing in the province of Liège
Interactive map of Seraing
Seraing is located in Belgium
Seraing
Seraing
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°35′N 05°30′E / 50.583°N 5.500°E / 50.583; 5.500
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementLiège
Government
 • MayorDéborah Géradon [fr] (PS)
 • Governing partyPS
Area
 • Total
35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total
64,270
 • Density1,823/km2 (4,722/sq mi)
Postal codes
4100, 4101, 4102
NIS code
62096
Area codes04
Websitewww.seraing.be

Seraing (French pronunciation: [səʁɛ̃] ⓘ; Walloon: Serè) is a municipality and city in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Ougrée, and Seraing. With Liège, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Ans, and Flémalle, it forms the greater Liège agglomeration (600,000 inhabitants). South of Seraing are the Condroz and the Ardennes regions.[citation needed]

History

Antiquity and Middle Ages

The first mention of Saran dates from 956, when a Carolingian farming domain extending on both sides of the river Meuse and owned by someone named Saran was donated to the abbey of Sint-Truiden. The whole territory soon passed to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

Industrial development

Bridge over the Meuse, in 1902

The first ironworks were founded there in 1809. John Cockerill and his brother James revolutionized the steel industry by using blast furnaces and coke instead of traditional charcoal. These inventions were the basis for the new company, John Cockerill & Cie established in Seraing in 1817.[citation needed]

List of mayors

Demographics

Group of origin Year Year Year Year
2000 2010 2020 2026
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Belgians with Belgian background 38,274 63,2 35,172 56,1 30,836 48 28,083 43,4
Belgians with foreign background 11,838 19,5 18,376 29,3 23,468 36,6 26,638 41,1
Neighbouring country 1,243 2,05 1,568 2,50 1,701 2,65 1,661 2,56
EU27 (excluding neighbouring country) 8,063 13,31 10,993 17,53 11,996 18,68 11,587 17,89
Outside EU 27 2,532 4,18 5,815 9,27 9,771 15,22 13,390 20,67
Non-Belgians 10,445 17,3 9,150 15,6 9,888 15,4 10,043 15,5
Neighbouring country 605 1,00 696 1,11 847 1,32 898 1,38
EU27 (excluding neighbouring country) 8,494 14,02 6,379 10,17 5,252 8,18 4,499 6,94
Outside EU 27 1,346 2,22 2,075 3,30 3,789 5,90 4,646 7,17
Total Population 60,557 100 62,698 100 64,192 100 64,764 100

Sights

Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey

Notable people

John Cockerill statue and tomb

International relations

Twin towns—Sister cities

Seraing is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Genk, Mortsel, Seraing en Waregem". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in Dutch). Belgian Official Gazette. 23 June 1999. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ↑ <ref>"Origin | Statbel". statbel.fgov.be. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.