Soumagne Soûmagne (Walloon) | |
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Location of Soumagne  | |
  Soumagne Location in Belgium Location of Soumagne in Liège province  | |
| Coordinates:50°37′N05°45′E / 50.617°N 5.750°E /50.617; 5.750 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province |  Liège |
| Arrondissement | Liège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Houet (MR) (SOUMAGNE DEMAIN) |
| • Governing party/ies | SOUMAGNE DEMAIN - ICI Soumagne - ECOLO + |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.19 km2 (10.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 16,888 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4630-4633 |
| NIS code | 62099 |
| Area codes | 04 |
| Website | www.soumagne.be |
Soumagne (French pronunciation:[sumaɲ],Walloon:Soûmagne) is amunicipality ofWallonia located in theprovince of Liège,Belgium.
On September 1, 2008, Soumagne had a total population of 15,894.[2] The total area is 27.14 km2 which gives apopulation density of 585 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the followingdistricts:Ayeneux,Cerexhe-Heuseux,Évegnée-Tignée,Mélen,Micheroux, and Soumagne.
From the end of the 19th century until the 1960s, Soumagne was a flourishing municipality with numerouscoalmines and a large Cooperative factory.After the end ofcoal mining, the mines were cleaned and residences as well as shopping areas were built. Some buildings are kept and transformed into tourism activities (such as "le domaine du Bas-Bois").
During theGerman invasion of Belgium at the beginning ofWorld War I, theImperial German Army killed 118 civilians and burned 100 houses in the village ascollective punishment for theBelgian Army’s resistance of the invasion from the nearbyFort de Fléron.[3]
Since 1980, the higher number of people leaving big cities (Liège andVerviers) for more rural municipalities, with theE40 motorway passing on its territory, Soumagne recovered from the loss of coal mining and the end of the Cooperative. In that period, houses are built due to a new, and young, population settling down in Soumagne. A lot of new shops and commercial centers opened and small companies are emerging.
There are a few touristic points in Soumange (among others):
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