Liège, a city situated along the Meuse river in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region near the borders of the Netherlands and Germany, is an economic and cultural center with a population at just under 200,000 people.
The city is well known for its very crowded folk festivals.
The city has a number of football teams, most notably Standard Liège, who have won several championships and which was previously owned by Roland Duchâtelet, and R.F.C. de Liège, one of the oldest football clubs in Belgium.