Seraing

Seraing
Serè (Walloon)
City Hall
Location of Seraing
Seraing
Location in Belgium
Location of Seraing in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°35′N 05°30′E / 50.583°N 5.500°E / 50.583; 5.500
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
Province Liège
ArrondissementLiège
Government
  MayorDéborah Géradon (PS)
  Governing party/iesPS
Area
  Total
35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
64,270
  Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Postal codes
4100, 4101, 4102
NIS code
62096
Area codes04
Websitewww.seraing.be

Seraing (French pronunciation: [səʁɛ̃] ; Walloon: Serè) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, Ougrée, and Seraing. With Liège, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Ans, and Flémalle, it forms the greater Liège agglomeration (600,000 inhabitants). To the south of Seraing are the Condroz and the Ardennes regions.

In addition to its steel factories, Seraing is home to the crystal manufacture Val Saint Lambert, which has been operating on the site of an old Cistercian abbey since 1826. The site of the Arcelor steel company, previously known as Cockerill-Sambre, is the former summer residence for the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.