Chaudfontaine

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Chaudfontaine is a municipality in the province of Liège in Wallonia in Belgium with a total of 20,944 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012) and an area of ​​25.52 km ². The individual towns are Vaux- sous- Chevremont, Beaufays, Embourg and Francorchamps.

Chaudfontaine ( in German: Hot Spring ) is Belgium's only spa with thermal springs. These are used since 1676. At the beginning of the 18th century attracted Liège cannon manufacturer and gunsmiths in rural areas; this initiated the growth of the place. In 1715 a chapel was built, which served to spa guests and the population as a prayer room. In the 19th century mills and the degradation of the Valley of the Vesdre abundant limestone found were added.

Beaufays was first mentioned in the 12th century as the site of a monastery. Embourg was around 556 by Saint Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren, justified. In Vaux- sous- Chevremont of the 18th century coal mines, glassworks and hammer mills were known since the beginning.