visé

Visé is a municipality in Belgium located in the province of Liège in the Wallonia region. It sits on the Meuse river in the western part of the province and lies near the border with the Netherlands. The municipality comprises the town of Visé and several outlying villages. Historically a river port and trading center, Visé developed as a local administrative and commercial hub within the cross-border Benelux area. It is connected by road and rail to larger cities in the region and serves as a residential community with services that support cross-border commerce and tourism. Cultural life reflects its history as a border town, with churches, markets, and local events that blend Belgian and Dutch influences.

In French, visé is the past participle of viser, meaning aimed or targeted. It is used to form compound tenses with auxiliary avoir or être and to describe the intended object or target in phrases such as l'objectif visé (the objective aimed at). The masculine singular form is visé; feminine singular visée; masculine plural visés; feminine plural visées. The word is commonly encountered in both general prose and journalism when describing intent, aim, or targeted outcomes.