Libramont-Chevigny
Libramont-Chevigny (Walloon: Libråmont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Libramont-Chevigny
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 The new church in Libramont | |
  Libramont-Chevigny Location in Belgium
Location of Libramont-Chevigny in Luxembourg province  | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′N 05°23′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Arnould |
| • Governing party/ies | Mouvement Réformateur (MR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 177.86 km2 (68.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,186 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6800 |
| Area codes | 061 |
| Website | libramont-chevigny.be |
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 sporano
- 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 (born 1941), writer
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 | ||
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| Arlon |  | |
| Bastogne | ||
| Marche-en-Famenne | ||
| Neufchâteau | ||
| Virton | ||
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