Ans

Ans is a French-speakme municipality of Belgium positioned within the Walloon Region inside the province of Liege, and a locality wherein its administration is positioned. The commune of Ans changed into created December 31, 1874, the department of the former city Ans-and-Glain which have been created in 1795. Bordering the city of Liege, Ans knew a coal past.

The coal changed into exploited as early because the 13th century and the commune counted as much as four collieries. Whether business, industrial, rural or residential, the multi-faceted town also sees the arrival of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege biking race every year. The Battle of Rocourt takes vicinity in 1746 in part on its territory. Historically, the center of the village was positioned at the Nicolai Square, at the side of the coast to the Haspengouw, however the establishment of the Ans station in 1838 caused a development of the metropolis on the plateau.