Rocourt

Formerly known as Rocoux or Roucoux, it was the site of the battle of Rocoux in 1746, during the War of the Austrian Succession. It is now known for its maternity hospital, one of the biggest in Belgium, where a few famous people were born, such as Justine Henin, Marie Gillain and David Goffin. Rocourt also hosted the stadium of RFC Liège from 1921 until 1995. The football club has played in new stadium in Rocourt since 2015. At 50°39'42"N 5°34'0"E, there was a mediumwave transmitter of RTBF, which worked on 1233 kHz with a power of 5 kW.

• Name — Rocourt • Settlement Type — Sub-municipality of Liège • Image Skyline — Rocourt Gemeentehuis.jpg • Image Caption — Former town hall • Mapframe — yes • Image Map1 — Rocourt - Section de la ville de Liège.svg • Map Caption1 — Location in Liège • Pushpin Map — Belgium#Belgium Liège • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Community • Subdivision Name1 — French Community • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Wallonia • Subdivision Type3 — Province • Subdivision Name3 — Liège • Subdivision Type4 — Arrondissement • Subdivision Name4 — Liège • Subdivision Type5 — Municipality • Subdivision Name5 — Liège • Area Total Km2 — 4.28 • Population As Of — 2020-01-01 • Population Total — 7029 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Postal Code Type — Postal codes • Postal Code — 4000 • Area Code Type — Area codes • Area Code — 04 • Illustration — Battle of Rocoux in 1746. Rocourt (LL- (fra)-LoquaxFR-Rocourt.wav) is a sub-municipality of the city of Liège located in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Liège. Formerly known as Rocoux or Roucoux, it was the site of the battle of Rocoux in 1746, during the War of the Austrian Succession. It is now known for its maternity hospital, one of the biggest in Belgium, where a few famous people were born, such as Justine Henin, Marie Gillain and David Goffin. Rocourt also hosted the stadium of RFC Liège from 1921 until 1995. The football club has played in new stadium in Rocourt since 2015. At 50°39'42"N 5°34'0"E, there was a mediumwave transmitter of RTBF, which worked on 1233 kHz with a power of 5 kW.