Paal, Belgium 5.02

Paal is a town and borough in the municipality of Beringen, in the Belgian Limburg Campine. Once known as Pael, the town has a long history.The town plays an important role in both the industry and tourism of Beringen. The town has a recreational area, the "Paalse Plas", with ponds, a sailing lake and a golf course.The annual Paal op Stelten music festival attracts 20,000 visitors to the town each August.The industrial area along the A13 motorway houses the facilities of a number of multinational companies.The studio of Radio Benelux, the local radio station for Beringen and surroundings, is located in Paal.Population timeline Colors= id:a value:gray id:b value:gray id:c value:rgb id:d value:rgbImageSize = width:700 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:12000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:b increment:1500 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:a increment:300 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:cBarData= bar:1806 text:1806 bar:1816 text:1816 bar:1830 text:1830 bar:1846 text:1846 bar:1856 text:1856 bar:1866 text:1866 bar:1876 text:1876 bar:1880 text:1880 bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1947 text:1947 bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1976 text:1976 bar:1991 text:1991 bar:2001 text:2001 bar:2006 text:2006PlotData= color:d width:20 align:left