Herstal

Herstal Hesta (Walloon)
City and municipality
View from the heights of Herstal
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Herstal
Herstal Location in Belgium Location of Herstal in Liège province
Coordinates: 50°40′N 05°38′E / 50.667°N 5.633°E / 50.667; 5.633
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Liège
Government
• Mayor	Frédéric Daerden (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS-H
Area
• Total	23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	39,958
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	4040-4042
NIS code	62051
Area codes	04
Website	www.herstal.be

Herstal (French pronunciation: [ɛʁstal] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Hesta), formerly known as Heristal, or Héristal (pronounced [eʁistal]), is a municipality and city^[2] of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It lies along the Meuse river. Herstal is included in the "Greater Liège" agglomeration, which counts about 600,000 inhabitants.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Herstal, Liers, Milmort, and Vottem.

A large armaments factory, the Fabrique Nationale or FN, and the biggest industrial zone of Wallonia (Haut-Sart) provide employment locally.