Waimes

{{Short description|Municipality in Liège Province, Belgium}}

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|mayor= Daniel Stoffels (MR)

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Waimes ({{IPA|fr|wɛm|lang}}; {{langx|de|Weismes}} {{IPA|de|ˈvaɪsməs|}}; {{langx|wa|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.

File:Waimes, l'église Saint-Saturnin IMG 7736 2023-08-29 12.09.jpg

File:Waimes, het voormalige treinstation IMG 7816 2023-08-29 14.49.jpg

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