Gouvy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Gouvy
Gouvi (Walloon)
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Gouvy church
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 Gouvy
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | |
| Community | French Community | |
| Region | Wallonia | |
| Province | Luxembourg | |
| Arrondissement | Bastogne | |
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| • Total | 165.11 km2 (63.75 sq mi) | |
| Population
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| Postal codes |
6670-6674
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| Area codes | 080 | |
| Website | www.gouvy.be | |
Gouvy is a small town, also called a municipality, located in the Wallonia region of Belgium. It is part of the province of Luxembourg.
Gouvy is a pretty big area, covering about 165 square kilometers. In 2007, about 4,780 people lived there. This means there were about 29 people living in each square kilometer.
Parts of Gouvy
The municipality of Gouvy is made up of several smaller areas called districts. These districts are Beho, Bovigny, Cherain, Limerlé, and Montleban.
Many villages are also part of Gouvy. Some of these include Baclain, Bistain, Brisy, Cherapont, Cierreux, Courtil, Deiffelt, Halconreux, Halonru, Honvelez, Langlire, Lomré, Ourthe, Rettigny, Rogery, Steinbach, Sterpigny, Vaux and Wathermal. The main office for Gouvy's local government is in Bovigny.
The Ourthe River
The Ourthe Orientale river starts its journey in the municipality of Gouvy. It begins near a small village called Ourthe.
Getting Around Gouvy
Train Travel
Gouvy railway station is a stop for trains that travel between two important cities: Liège and Luxembourg. This makes it easy for people to travel to and from Gouvy by train.
Old Railway Lines
Gouvy used to be a place where different train lines met. There were connections to Bastogne and Sankt-Vith. The train line going to Sankt-Vith was taken apart in the 1960s. Passenger trains stopped running to Bastogne in 1984. The old railway tracks there have now been turned into a special path called a RAVeL path. This path is great for cycling and walking!
