Libramont-Chevigny
Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Libramont-Chevigny Libråmont (Walloon) | |
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Municipality | |
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Location of Libramont-Chevigny ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°55′N 05°23′E / 49.917°N 5.383°E / 49.917; 5.383 | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Luxembourg |
Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
Government | |
• Mayor | Laurence Crucifix |
• Governing party/ies | Chevi2018 (MR) LIBR'envol (DéFI/PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 179.21 km2 (69.19 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,186 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 6800 |
NIS code | 84077 |
Area codes | 061 |
Website | libramont-chevigny.be |
Libramont-Chevigny (French pronunciation: [libʁamɔ̃ ʃəviɲi]; Walloon: Libråmont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 February 2015, the municipality, which covers 177.86 km2, had 10,955 inhabitants, giving a population density of 61,59 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Bras, Freux, Libramont, Moircy, Recogne, Remagne, Sainte-Marie-Chevigny, and Saint-Pierre. Other population centers include:
- Bernimont
- Bonnerue
- Bougnimont
- Chenet
- Flohimont
- Jenneville
- Lamouline
- Laneuville
- Neuvillers
- Nimbermont
- Ourt
- Presseux
- Renaumont
- Rondu
- Sberchamps
- Séviscourt
- Wideumont
The Ourthe Occidentale river originates in the municipality of Libramont-Chevigny, near the hamlet of Ourt.
Notable people from Libramont-Chevigny
- Nade Dieu (born 1973), actress
- Jodie Devos (born 1988), operatic soprano
- Fiona Ferro (born 1997), tennis player
- Guillaume François (born 1990), football player
- Anne-Catherine Gillet (born 1975), operatic soprano
- David Henen (born 1996), football player
- Marie Howet (1897–1984), expressionist painter
- Françoise Lalande [fr] (born 1941), writer
- Arnaud de Lie (born 2002), cyclist
See also
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Libramont-Chevigny at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in French)
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Places adjacent to Libramont-Chevigny
Saint-Hubert | Sainte-Ode | |
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Libin | ![]() ![]() | Vaux-sur-Sûre |
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Bertrix | Neufchâteau |
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