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Bertrix
Bietris (Walloon)
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 Bertrix
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Luxembourg | ||
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 137.70 km2 (53.17 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||
| Postal codes |
6880
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| Area codes | 061 | ||
| Website | bertrix.be | ||
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Bertrix (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁi]; Walloon: Bietris) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7 km², had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a population density of 59.3 inhabitants per km².
Bertrix is home to the NATO reserve Jehonville Air Base.
Contents
Geography
The municipality consists of the following districts: Auby-sur-Semois, Bertrix, Cugnon, Jehonville, and Orgeo.
Other population centers include:
- Acremont
- Assenois
- Biourge
- Blanchoreille
- Glaumont
- La Flèche
- La Géripont
- Luchy
- Mortehan
- Nevraumont
- Rossart
- Sart
- Thibauroche
Climate
| Climate data for Bertrix | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
4 (40) |
7 (44) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
7 (44) |
3 (37) |
12 (54) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4 (24) |
−3 (27) |
−2 (29) |
2 (36) |
7 (44) |
9 (48) |
10 (50) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
4 (40) |
1 (33) |
−3 (26) |
3 (38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91 (3.6) |
41 (1.6) |
61 (2.4) |
61 (2.4) |
58 (2.3) |
79 (3.1) |
110 (4.4) |
81 (3.2) |
66 (2.6) |
120 (4.7) |
84 (3.3) |
100 (4.1) |
960 (37.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Transport
Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to Libramont, Dinant and Virton. On week-days trains run via Virton and Aubange to Arlon.
Twin towns
Bertrix is twinned with:
- Charmes (France) (since 1968)
- Rusca Montana (Romania) (since 1990)
- Church Point, Louisiana (United States) (since 1992)
Image gallery
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The town hall
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Bertrix: St Stephen's Church
See also
In Spanish: Bertrix para niños
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