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Libramont-Chevigny

Libråmont  (Walloon)
The new church in Libramont
The new church in Libramont
Libramont-Chevigny is located in Belgium
Libramont-Chevigny
Libramont-Chevigny
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Arrondissement Neufchâteau
Area
 • Total 177.86 km2 (68.67 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
6800
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

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