Waimes

Waimes Weismes (German)
Municipality
Flag of Waimes Flag
Waimes Location in Belgium
Location of Waimes in the province of Liège
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Albert Mathonet
Area
• Total	96.93 km2 (37.42 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	7,110
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal codes	4950
Area codes	080
Website	www.waimes.be

Waimes (German: Weismes) is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Liège, in Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Waimes had a total population of 6,728. The total area is 96.93 km² which gives a population density of 69 inhabitants per km².

Waimes is one of two mostly French-speaking municipalities in the East Cantons, the other being Malmedy. German as a minority language is also still widely spoken in Waimes to this day. The other surrounding municipalities in the area are part of the main German-speaking Community of Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Waimes proper, Faymonville, and Robertville.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Waimes
• Reinhardstein Castle

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Castle Reinhardstein