Waimes

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Waimes Waime (Walloon) Weismes (German)
Municipality

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Location of Waimes
Waimes Location in Belgium Location of Waimes in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°25′N 06°07′E / 50.417°N 6.117°E / 50.417; 6.117
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Stoffels (MR)
• Governing party/ies	Waimes & Vous
Area
• Total	97.56 km² (37.67 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	7,429
• Density	76/km² (200/sq mi)
Postal codes	4950
NIS code	63080
Area codes	080
Website	www.waimes.be

Waimes (French pronunciation: [wɛm]; German: Weismes, German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪ̯sməs]; Walloon: Waime) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Waimes had a total population of 6,728. The total area is 96.93 km² which gives a population density of 69 inhabitants per km².

Waimes is one of two mostly French-speaking municipalities in the East Cantons, the other being Malmedy. German as a minority language is also still widely spoken in Waimes to this day. The other surrounding municipalities in the area are part of the main German-speaking Community of Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Faymonville, Robertville (including the village of Ovifat), and Waimes.