Aywaille

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Aywaille ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km2 which gives a population density of 146 inhabitants per km2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its area consists of 45.7% of wooded and wild country, 29.9% of agricultural areas and 24.4% of built-up areas.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The inhabitants of Aywaille are called the "Aqualiens", from the Latin version of Aywaille "Aqualia loca", which means "area full of water" or "muddy land".<ref name=":0" />

The municipality consists of the following districts: Aywaille, Ernonheid, Harzé, and Sougné-Remouchamps. They include many villages as Aywaille, Awan, Chambralles, Deigné, Ernonheid, Paradis, Houssonloge, Pouhon, Harzé, Havelange, Kin, Stoqueu, Martinrive, Nonceveux, Playe, Quarreux, Sedoz, Septroux, Sougné, Remouchamps, Ville-au-Bois.<ref name=":0" />

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