Neupré

Neupré Li Noûpré (Walloon)
Municipality
Location of Neupré
Neupré Location in Belgium Location of Neupré in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°32′N 05°29′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Virginie Defrang-Firket (MR)
• Governing party/ies	MR, PS
Area
• Total	31.74 km^2 (12.25 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	9,934
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Postal codes	4120-4122
NIS code	62121
Area codes	04
Website	www.neupre.be

Neupré (French pronunciation: [nøpʁe]; Walloon: Li Noûpré) is a wallonian municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège.

On January 1, 2006, Neupré had a total population of 9,798. The total area is 31.69 km² which gives a population density of 309 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Éhein, Neuville-en-Condroz, Plainevaux, and Rotheux-Rimière. The name of Neupré is coined on the first letters of the districts : NEUville, Plainevaux, Rotheux and Éhein.

On the southeast edge of Neupré lies the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, the resting place of over 5,000 American soldiers who died in Northern Europe during World War II.

Politics and administration

List of mayors

• 1977-1982 : Pierre Maystadt (Neupré Uni)
• 1983-1992 : Pol Aimont (PRL)
• 1992-1994 : Jean-Pascal D'Inverno (PSC-Intérêts communaux)
• 1995-2000 : Josée Pagnoul-Demet (PS)
• 2001-2017 : Arthur Cortis (PS)
• Since the 16/6/2017 : Virginie Defrang-Firket (MR)

Municipal council

  PS: 4 seats

  Ecolo: 3 seats

  MR: 10 seats

  Newpré: 4 seats

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Neupré

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

• Media related to Neupré at Wikimedia Commons
• "World War II Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial". American Battle Monuments Commission. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2006.