Braives

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Braives Braive (Walloon)
Municipality

Coat of arms
Location of Braives
Braives Location in Belgium Location of Braives in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°38′N 05°09′E / 50.633°N 5.150°E / 50.633; 5.150
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Waremme
Government
• Mayor	Pol Guillaume (MR)
• Governing party/ies	EC
Area
• Total	44.05 km² (17.01 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	6,325
• Density	140/km² (370/sq mi)
Postal codes	4260, 4261, 4263
NIS code	64015
Area codes	019
Website	www.braives.be

Braives (French pronunciation: [bʁɛv]; Walloon: Braive) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Braives had a total population of 5,579. The total area is 44.00 km² which gives a population density of 127 inhabitants per km².^[2]

The municipality consists of the following districts: Avennes, Braives, Ciplet, Fallais, Fumal, Latinne, Tourinne, and Ville-en-Hesbaye.

There are also three hamlets: Hosdent in Latinne, Pitet in Fallais, and Foncourt in Fumal.

Fallais is famous for its medieval castle and other tourist attractions including a water mill, a former wheelmakershop, the river Méhaigne and the Ravel cycling path.

Image gallery

Braives, war memorial and church (église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame)
Braives, churchtower: l'église Notre Dame
Braives, view to a street: Avenue Guillaume Joachim
Braives, view to a street

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ braves.be Archived September 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, German-language, retrieved 2007-09-04