Libramont-Chevigny
Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Libramont-Chevigny Libråmont (Walloon) | |
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Municipality | |
 The new church in Libramont | |
Location of Libramont-Chevigny  | |
  Libramont-Chevigny Location in Belgium Location of Libramont-Chevigny in Luxembourg province  | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′N 05°23′E / 49.917°N 5.383°E / 49.917; 5.383 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| 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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Municipalities of the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia
- Bertrix
- Bouillon
- Daverdisse
- Herbeumont
- Léglise
- Libin
- Libramont-Chevigny
- Neufchâteau
- Paliseul
- Saint-Hubert
- Tellin
- Wellin
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