During the Middle Ages, the municipality experienced economic prosperity due to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, particularly in the village of Chokier, where a tsar, Peter the Great, and several generals from various empires stayed.

The war devastated the region completely and led to the rise of the bourgeoisie, the decline of the power of the Prince-Bishop of Liège, and the destruction of several castles, including those of Awans and Waroux.

During this first week of December, atmospheric pressure was extremely high, around 1030 mbar, and it was cold (0 °C during the day and as low as −10 °C at night[15]) with a weak east wind, ranging from one to three km/h.

[B 13] The human losses were distributed across the municipalities of Hermalle-sous-Huy, Engis, La Maillieu, Flémalle-Grande, Flémalle-Haute, Vierset, Ivoz-Ramet, Seraing, Jemeppe, and Ougrée.

This neighborhood is characterized by post-war modernist architecture, with low-rise buildings, single-family homes, a spacious layout with ample greenery, and pedestrian walkways.

The municipality is located in the east of Belgium, west of Liège, along the Meuse communication axis between France and Germany and between southern and northern Europe.

It has seven main watercourses (excluding the Meuse, these are the Awirs, Ville-en-Cours, Neuville, Pré Renard, Broussou, Bailesse, and Croisette) with a total length of 27,051 meters.

[24] In 2017, AIDE requested a budget from SPGE (the Public Water Management Company) for a study on the climate resilience of structures located on the left bank of the Meuse, including pumping stations No.

These include the post office (formerly the finance building),[29] the town hall, as well as the main commercial arteries and industrial hubs, while the police station of the zone of Flémalle is located near National Road 677, north of Trixhes.

[40] This modernization project is intended to redevelop the entire district, including various roads and pedestrian areas, improving commercial, cultural, and social offerings, and addressing the high demand for housing in Flémalle.

[44] This discovery worried local residents who feared the possible consequences for their health[45] but analyses showed that asbestos was present in low quantities and posed no risk.

The town of Flémalle commissioned the sculptor Robin Vokaer to create a masterful piece, Le Cœur in steel, installed at exit 4 of the E42 highway.

[24] Flémalle-Haute station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB) and is served by InterCity (IC), Suburbans (S), Omnibus (L), and Peak Hour (P) trains.

In addition to the economic development of the municipality, some local areas, such as Les Cahottes or En Cowâ, experience noise pollution from both the highway and the airport.

The lines connect to Liège, Seraing, Boncelles, the bus station in Jemeppe, the center of Flémalle, Amay, Saint-Georges, Huy, the Fagnes (Engis), Verlaine, and other medium-sized hubs.

Liégeois and they ran on a cinder track, located near the André Cools sports hall, inaugurated in 1952 by Gaston Reiff, a great athlete who won the 5000 meters at the London Olympics in 1948.

Belgian cross-country runners particularly appreciate the course of the site located on the Nature Reserve "Aux roches", including Karel Lismont, Willy Polleunis, Emiel Puttemans, Leon Schots and others.

[128] In 2020, Madani Rahmani, world champion in kickboxing K1 in the light heavyweight division, opened his own boxing school, taking over from his former coach Fabian Pavone (sports alderman of Flémalle).

The Flemish banks are located along the Grand'Route, the main economic artery of the municipality with all its small shops and large chains situated nearby.

For example, the Les Amis Marcheurs d'Ivoz club introduces visitors to the village of Ivoz and the greenery of the municipality, which citizens find difficult to grasp,[136] focusing only on the town center and its commercial parks.

The site's geology was formed through the extraction of limestone in the village of Chokier from Roman times until the 20th century, with three quarries, the most impressive of which was still operational in the 1950s; this is the one visible from the Meuse basin.

Notable decorative items inside include a high altar in wood of Louis XIII style and 18th-century wooden statues from the school of Jean Del Cour.

Numerous protests took place throughout Belgium and Europe, including the "White Marches", as well as a parliamentary commission, the reform of the police and gendarmerie, new institutions, and the Child Focus association.

The choice to build a structure at this location dates back to Ancient Rome where remains of a Roman villa have been discovered a few hundred meters from the top of the rock.

After the War of Awans and Waroux, the castle gained fame in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège: Guillaume de Hozémont, in 1298, after the war, saw his castle razed; he settled in Rouveroy and sold Hozémont, which included Chokier, to his cousin Jean de Rulant, who was then the marshal of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the supreme commander of the armies of the Prince in wartime and supreme judge in peacetime.

Filled with a rich history, including a stay by Peter the Great, the castle caught fire on 27 March 2017 due to the electric blanket of the chatelaine.

Also by Jan van Eyck, the fortress might appear in the illumination of The Birth of Saint John the Baptist in The Très Belles Heures of Notre-Dame, also at the center of the image.

[202] In an English cottage style, the Château de la Croix Saint-Hubert was built in the 19th century on a green space by Emmanuel Hallet, a native of Binche.

[203] Resembling a cadastral farmhouse, the Château de Hautepenne, or Haultepenne, is a castle located in Gleixhe, not far from Warfusée and Rouvroy, in a partially private wooded area.

This ventilation tower has been an artwork since 2014: carved on all sides, each cut represents, according to Lebanese artist Marie Zolamian, a day of waiting per prisoner in the fort.