Editing Flémalle (section)

=== Sections ===
Flémalle is composed of eight sections: [[Awirs]], [[Chokier]], Flémalle-Grande, [[Flémalle-Haute]], [[Gleixhe]], Ivoz-Ramet, Les Cahottes, and [[Mons-lez-Liège]]. The most populated section is Flémalle-Haute, with 6391 inhabitants, while the least populated is Gleixhe, with 260 inhabitants.

==== Localities and hamlets ====
There are around 90 localities<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |language=en |title=Flémalle (Municipality, Belgium) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/belgium/aggloliege/admin/62120__fl%C3%A9malle/ |website=citypopulation.de |access-date=2021-02-25}}.</ref> and hamlets of various sizes and populations.
<gallery mode="packed-hover" caption="Some localities in Flémalle">
File:Le sentier no 1 a Gleixhe.jpg|alt=Photograph of a village, with a road in the middle and a church on the right.|Gleixhe.
File:Ivoz-Ramet - Le village.jpg|alt=Photograph of a village, with a road on the center-left, a square in the middle, and a church in the background.|The center of Ivoz.
File:Flémalle Grande - Profondval.jpg|alt=Photograph of a square lined with trees, with houses on the left and right.|Profondval and its square in winter.
File:Awirs Power Station01.jpg|alt=Photograph of a landscape. In the foreground, fields; in the background, a power plant.|Plain of the Awirs and its power plant in the background.
</gallery>

==== Les Trixhes ====
The Trixhes plateau was created under the aesthetic vision of urban architects<ref group="B">{{cite book|language=French|author1=Laurie Gardier|title=Urban renovation in Liège under the stewardship of Jean Lejeune 1959–1976: The case of the Hors-Château – Féronstrée district|page=134|publisher=Université de Liège|place=Liège|date=2018}}</ref> from the L'Équerre Group.<ref group="B">{{Cite journal |language=French |author1=Pierre Paquet |title=The recognition of modern architecture in Wallonia |journal=Université de Liège |date=2010 }}</ref> The layout of this neighborhood can be described as a [[Garden city movement|garden city]] or park city. The project was commissioned by Théodule Gonda, then themayor of Flémalle in 1937, but the first construction sites did not begin until the early 1950s.<ref group="B" name=":4">{{cite book|language=French|author1=Pierre Frankignoulle|author2=Xavier Folville|title=The modern and contemporary heritage of Wallonia. From 1792 to 1958.: Flémalle. The Trixhes neighborhood|place=Warzée|publisher=Gaëtanne|date=1999}}</ref>

The decision to build a neighborhood in such a location was made to open up the municipality, positioning it as a satellite community between Liège and the countryside. Four housing units were constructed, totaling 1,326 units (453 houses and 873 apartments). Two additional units were planned, but a moratorium on social housing in 1982 altered the plans for the Trixhes plateau. This neighborhood is characterized by [[post-war]] [[Modern architecture|modernist]] architecture, with [[low-rise building]]s, [[Single-family detached home|single-family homes]], a spacious layout with ample greenery, and pedestrian walkways.<ref group="B" name=":4" />

During 1979 and 1982, a renovation project for Unit IV was launched. The units in this section suffered from severe humidity problems.<ref group="B" name=":4" /> The issues were so severe that the unit was eventually demolished. Today, remnants of this unit can still be seen in the southwestern part of the neighborhood. Only the roads and pathways, sidewalks, streetlights, and an abandoned underground parking lot remain.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Trixhes: Utopia and Realities |url=https://lechainonmanquant.be/analyses/trixhes.html |website=lechainonmanquant.be |access-date=2021-02-24 }}.</ref>

The units are divided into different neighborhoods to promote social interaction. The area includes sports and cultural centers, as well as squares, a modernist-style church, and an exceptional pedestrian network for the time, with pedestrian tunnels under the national road. The road was initially intended to avoid isolating the neighborhood from the town center, but in recent years, it has become the main link between the valley and the [[European route E42|motorway]], effectively cutting the neighborhood in two.<ref group="B" name=":4" />

==== Chokier ====
[[File:Kasteel van Chokier (1822).PNG|thumb|Chokier in 1822.]]
The Chokier district has perhaps the richest history in Flémalle. Its castle, perched on a rocky promontory, has existed since the 9th century. In the 13th century, the castle, then a fortress known as Mont Iohy, was sold by the Count of Hozémont to his nephew. In the 18th century, the fortress was transformed into the castle that is visible today.<ref group="C">{{Cite web |title=I invite you to cross the Chokier ford to discover the History of the city of Liège |url=http://www.chokier.com/ |website=chokier.com |access-date=2021-02-25}}.</ref>
[[File:090416 Chokier 1.jpg|thumb|A panoramic view of Chokier and the castle from the right bank of the Meuse.]]
The village gained recognition in the region as early as the 11th century. It was home to [[viticulture]], a brewery, a [[Cooper (profession)|cooper]], a [[blacksmith]], and [[inns]]. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the village experienced industrial growth with the establishment of an alum works, [[lime kilns]], a pipe-making factory, a red lead factory, a starch factory, and a [[tannery]].<ref group="SC" name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Village of Chokier |url=http://tourisme.flemalle.be/pages/index/index/id/73/lang/fr |website=tourisme.flemalle.be |access-date=2021-02-25}}.</ref>

==== Les Cahottes ====
In contrast to Chokier, the village of Les Cahottes faced a different fate. This less populated and more prosperous village underwent a wave of expropriation due to development. As a result, today, the village has lost nearly half of its population.