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Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, France, site of the 1858 Plombières Agreement between France and Piedmont.
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Plombières

So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb  (Walloon)

Blieberg  (Dutch)
Bleiberg  (German)
Municipality
Place Communale
Place Communale
Coat of arms of Plombières
Coat of arms
Plombières is located in Belgium
Plombières
Plombières
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
Arrondissement Verviers
Area
 • Total 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
4850-4852
Area codes 087
Website www.plombieres.be

Plombières official until 1919 Bleyberg (French pronunciation: [plɔ̃bjɛʁ]; German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg; Walloon: So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km2 which gives a population density of 200 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.

The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.

Gallery

  • Sippenaeken, dorpszicht foto8 2011-03-25 11.35

    Sippenaeken, view to the village

  • Beusdael Castle (2)

    Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken

  • Gemmenich, straatzicht foto3 2011-03-25 11.07

    Gemmenich street

  • Gemmenich, église Saint Hubert foto11 2011-03-25 11.13

    Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert

  • Plombières - Eglise de l'Assomption de la Vierge

    Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church

  • Hombourg, l´église Agnus Dei foto4 2017-03-12 15.26

    Church (l´église Agnus Dei) outside Hombourg

  • Cyclist entering Belgium through Plombières (DSCF5915)

    German border

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Plombières para niños

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