Railway incline
The line rising from the Meuse valley up to Ans is known for its steep grade, and on the map the tracks cut a strong diagonal through the urban fabric.
Minimalist map poster · Belgium
50.6623° N / 5.5203° E
A former mining commune on the plateau above Liège, where rail lines and motorways meet dense streets and old spoil heaps





One city, five moods
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The map
Ans lies immediately west of Liège, on the plateau above the Meuse valley. On a map it reads as a continuation of the city, a dense network of streets built during the industrial period, crossed by railway lines and bordered by major motorway junctions. There is little open space in the core, though green patches appear where former mine sites have been reclaimed.
The area's history is tied to coal. Spoil heaps, known locally as terrils, remain in the landscape and show up as rounded or irregular green shapes among the houses. The railway climbing from Liège to Ans is known for its steep incline, one of the notable gradients on the Belgian network.
Within the commune stands the Fort de Loncin, one of the ring of forts built around Liège, which was destroyed during the German attack in August 1914 and is now a memorial. An Ans map poster captures the density of an industrial suburb, the diagonal rail lines and the historical traces scattered through its streets.
The line rising from the Meuse valley up to Ans is known for its steep grade, and on the map the tracks cut a strong diagonal through the urban fabric.
The remains of this 1914 fortress sit within the commune, a distinctive footprint among the surrounding residential streets and a significant memorial site.
Former coal spoil heaps, now largely vegetated, appear as rounded open areas among the houses, remnants of the mining past visible in the plan.
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Why Ans
Ans is home to people who know Liège as their city but their own street as their place. A map of the commune shows that closeness to the city and the particular history that marks its ground.
Add your own title, a subtitle and the coordinates line, and pick one of five styles. Printed posters on matte paper, with or without a wooden frame, are produced by partners in more than 30 countries.
Oder poster Ans| Print size | Resolution | Files |
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| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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