Ougrée
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Ougrée
Ougrêye | |
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Town | |
 View over the Cockerill-Ougrée steel works | |
 Interactive map of Ougrée | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Municipality | Seraing |
| Postal code | 4102 |
| NIS code | 62096(C) |
Ougrée (French pronunciation: [uɡʁe]; Walloon: Ougrêye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. Olympic swimmers Béatrice Mottoulle and Chantal Grimard were both born here.[1][2] Belgian football goalkeeper Michel Preud'Homme was also born here[3] as well as writer Franz Weyergans in 1912.
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Béatrice Mottoulle Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chantal Grimard Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ Micel Preud'Homme[circular reference]
50°35′41″N 5°32′10″E / 50.5947°N 5.5361°E
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