Editing Hannut

{{Short description|Municipality in Liège Province, Belgium}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Hannut
|native_name     = {{native_name|wa|Haneu}}
|type            = city
|picture         = Hannut JPG00.jpg
|picture-legend  =
|map             = Hannut Liège Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Hannut in the province of Liège
|arms            = Armoiries_Hannut.png
|flag            = Flag of Hannut.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community       = {{BE-FR}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-LG}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Waremme|Waremme]]
|nis             = 64034
|pyramid-date
|0-19=
|20-64
|65
|foreigners      =
|foreigners-date
|mayor           = Emmanuel Douette ([[Reformist Movement|MR]])
|majority        = [[Reformist Movement|liste MayeuR]]
|postal-codes    = 4280
|telephone-area  = 019
|web             = [http://www.hannut.be/ www.hannut.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|50|40|N|05|05|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Hannut''' ({{IPA|fr|any|lang}}; {{langx|wa|Haneu}}; {{langx|nl|Hannuit}} {{IPA|nl|ˈɦɑnœyt|}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] and [[City status in Belgium|city]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt |url=https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/wet/1985/07/19/1985001298/staatsblad |date=19 July 1985 |lang=nl |website=www.ejustice.just.fgov.be |publisher=[[Belgian Official Gazette]] |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Liège Province|province of Liège]], [[Belgium]]. 

On January 1, 2006, Hannut had a total population of 14,291. The total area is 86.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 165 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: [[Abolens]], [[Avernas-le-Bauduin]], [[Avin (Belgium)|Avin]], [[Bertrée]], [[Blehen]], [[Cras-Avernas]], [[Crehen]], [[Grand-Hallet]], Hannut, [[Lens-Saint-Remy]], [[Merdorp]], [[Moxhe]], [[Petit-Hallet]], [[Poucet]], [[Thisnes]], [[Trognée]], [[Villers-le-Peuplier]], and [[Wansin]].

The [[Battle of Hannut]], which began [[May 12]], [[1940]], is credited with being the first battle between tanks of [[World War II]]; it has a water park, many famous chateaus and a few museums.

The town center has many restaurants

==Transport==
Within the city and its immediate surroundings, most distances can be covered on foot or with a bicycle. Within the city centre, road speed regulations prescribe {{convert|30|km/h|0|abbr=on}} as the maximum speed limit, making it a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city. There are also a few car parking lots. There are several buses, primarily from the [[public transport|public transport company]] [[Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport|TEC]], that connect the city with the region while providing travel options within the city centre.  Bus 127 connects Hannut with [[Landen railway station]] and with the city of [[Huy]]. Landen railway station is located on the [[National Railway Company of Belgium|NMBS]] railway line 36 ([[Brussels]] - [[Liège]]). 
The [[European route E40]] passes Hannut 3&nbsp;km to the North, connecting Hannut with Brussels, Leuven, Liège and the city of [[Aachen]].

==See also==
* [[List of protected heritage sites in Hannut]]
* [[Plopsaqua#Plopsaqua Hannut-Landen|Plopsaqua Hannut-Landen]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060107171338/http://www.hannut.be/fr/index.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20051028203641/http://www.fondationresistance.com/actualites/nousavonslu8.htm

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Hannut
|N  = [[Lincent]], [[Landen]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|NE = [[Gingelom]] ([[Limburg (Belgium)|VLI]])
|E  = [[Geer]]
|SE = [[Braives]]
|S  = [[Wasseiges]], [[Burdinne]]
|W  = [[Orp-Jauche]] ([[Walloon Brabant|WBR]])
}}
{{Municipalities in Liège}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Cities in Wallonia]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Liège Province]]