Editing Chaudfontaine

{{Short description|Municipality in Liège Province, Belgium}}
:''Chaudfontaine is also a brand of mineral water, owned by [[The Coca-Cola Company]].''
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Chaudfontaine
|native_name     = {{native_name|wa|Tchôfontinne}}
|picture         = Chaudfontaine JPG01.jpg
|picture-legend  = 
|map             = Chaudfontaine Liège Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Chaudfontaine in Liège province
|arms            = Blason commune be Chaudfontaine.svg
|flag            = Flag of Chaudfontaine.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community       = {{BE-FR}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-LG}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Liège|Liège]]
|nis             = 62022
|pyramid-date    = 
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date =
|mayor           = Laurent Burton
|majority        = UP!
|postal-codes    = 4050-4053
|telephone-area  = 04
|web             = [http://www.chaudfontaine.be/ www.chaudfontaine.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|50|35|N|05|38|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Chaudfontaine''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃofɔ̃tɛn|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Madehub-Chaudfontaine (eau).wav}}; {{langx|wa|Tchôfontinne}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Liège Province|province of Liège]], [[Belgium]].

On January 1, 2006, Chaudfontaine had a total population of 21,012. The total area is 25.52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 823 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|districts]]: [[Beaufays]], Chaudfontaine, [[Embourg]], and [[Vaux-sous-Chèvremont]].

Some of its best-known enterprises are [[Galler (chocolate)|Galler chocolates]], Magotteaux and Chaudfontaine drinking waters.

Chaudfontaine was strongly hit by the [[2021 European floods]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57858826 bbc.com 16 July 2021] (King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited one crisis centre for Chaudfontaine)</ref>

==History==
The [[Fort de Chaudfontaine]] was built between 1881 and 1884 on the heights above the town.

<gallery>
Fort de Chaudfontaine - entrée.jpg|[[Fort de Chaudfontaine]]
Vaux-sous-Chèvremont - Chapelle Notre-Dame.jpg|Notre-Dame de Chèvremont Chapel
Vaus-sous-Chèvremont - Chèvremont Abbey.jpg|The Basilica and Convent of the Carmelite Fathers of Chèvremont
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of protected heritage sites in Chaudfontaine]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Chaudfontaine
|N  = [[Beyne-Heusay]]
|NE = [[Fléron]]
|E  = [[Trooz]]
|S  = [[Sprimont]]
|SW = [[Esneux]]
|NW = [[Liège]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Liège}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Chaudfontaine| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Liège Province]]
[[Category:Spa towns in Belgium]]


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