Chaudfontaine is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1st, 2005 Chaudfontaine had a total population of 20,996. The total area is 25.52 km² which gives a population density of 822.85 inhabitants per km². A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Chaudfontaine, reflected image in the Vesdre river. .
The municipality of Chaudfontaine (20,995 inhabitants on 12 January 2005; 2,551 ha) is located on the river Vesdre, a few kilometers south-east of Liège.
Chaudfontaine is located on a known geothermal hotspot: the local substratum is exceptionnally warm, which explains the presence of the warm thermal water which gave its name to the municipality (Chaudfontaine literally means "Warm fountain").
The water of Chaudfontaine circulates in a limestone substratum at a temperature of 55 degrees Celsius, normally found at a depth of 1,500-1,600 m.
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