Waimes

Waimes Weismes  (German)
Municipality
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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; 6.117Coordinates: 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	Albert Mathonet
Area
• Total	96.93 km2 (37.42 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	7,461
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal codes	4950
Area codes	080
Website	www.waimes.be

Waimes (German: Weismes) is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Liège, in 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 sub-municipalities: Waimes proper, Faymonville, and Robertville.