Luxembourg (Belgium)
Encyclopedia
Luxembourg is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium
. It borders on (clockwise from the East) the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
, France
, and the Belgian provinces of Namur
and Liège
. Its capital is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.
It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province. At around a quarter of a million residents, it is also the province with the smallest population, making it easily the most sparsely populated province in an otherwise densely populated country. Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (arrondissements in French
) containing 44 municipalities
. The province also covers two regions (of Wallonia, one of the three actual official regions of Belgium) : the Ardennes
on the north part and the Belgian Lorraine
(of which the Gaume
is the Roman part) on the south part.
The province was separated from the neighbouring Luxembourg by the Third Partition of Luxembourg in 1839, after the Belgian Revolution
, and declared to remain a part of Belgium. The residents of Luxembourg are mostly Francophone
, but there is a small Luxembourgish
-speaking minority, in Arelerland
, near the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Bastogne District
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Marche-en-Famenne District
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Neufchâteau District
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Virton District
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Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It borders on (clockwise from the East) the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and the Belgian provinces of Namur
Namur (province)
Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
and Liège
Liège (province)
Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
. Its capital is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.
It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province. At around a quarter of a million residents, it is also the province with the smallest population, making it easily the most sparsely populated province in an otherwise densely populated country. Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (arrondissements in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) containing 44 municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
. The province also covers two regions (of Wallonia, one of the three actual official regions of Belgium) : the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
on the north part and the Belgian Lorraine
Belgian Lorraine
Belgian Lorraine is the part of Lorraine that lies in the south of the Belgian province of Luxembourg, part of Wallonia.The term is used in a geological context, bordering the Ardennes in the north...
(of which the Gaume
Gaume
Gaume is a region in the far south of Belgium. Situated at a lower altitude than the Ardennes, it is delineated by borders with France, Luxembourg and the Belgian Ardennes. Gaume is the roman part of the Belgian Lorraine region...
is the Roman part) on the south part.
The province was separated from the neighbouring Luxembourg by the Third Partition of Luxembourg in 1839, after the Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
, and declared to remain a part of Belgium. The residents of Luxembourg are mostly Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
, but there is a small Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish language
Luxembourgish is a High German language spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 320,000 people worldwide speak Luxembourgish.-Language family:...
-speaking minority, in Arelerland
Arelerland
The Land of Arlon is the traditionally Luxembourgish-speaking part of Belgian Lorraine, but now predominantly French-speaking. Arlon is the main city of this region....
, near the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Flag gallery
The tricolour is official, but not in use. The many-striped flag is not official, but is in use.List of governors
- Jean-Baptiste ThornJean-Baptiste ThornJean-Baptiste Thorn was a Luxembourg-born jurist and politician that held office in both Luxembourg and Belgium during and immediately after the Belgian Revolution....
(1830 – 1836) - Victorin de Steenhault (1836 – 1841)
- Joseph de Riquet de Caraman et de Chimay (1841 – 1842)
- Charles Vandamme (1862 – 1884)
- Paul de Gerlache (1884 – 1891)
- Édouard Orban de Xivry (1891 – 1901)
- Emmanuel de Briey (1902 – 1932)
- Fernand Van den Corput (1932 – 1940)
- René Greindl (1940 – 1944)
- Fernand Van den Corput (1944 – 1945)
- Pierre Clerdent (1946 – 1953)
- Maurice Brasseur (1965 – 1976)
- Jacques Planchard (1976 – 1996)
- Bernard Caprasse (1996 – present day)
Subdivisions
Arlon DistrictArrondissement of Arlon
The Arrondissement of Arlon is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
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- Arlon
- AttertAttertAttert is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabitants per km².The municipality falls within the Luxembourgish-speaking Arelerland and...
- AubangeAubangeAubange is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg....
- MartelangeMartelangeMartelange is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg....
- MessancyMessancyMessancy is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg....
Bastogne District
Arrondissement of Bastogne
The Arrondissement of Bastogne is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement...
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- BastogneBastogneBastogne Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes. The municipality of Bastogne includes the old communes of Longvilly, Noville, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, and Wardin...
- BertogneBertogneBertogne is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 91.67 km², had 3,002 inhabitants, giving a population density of 32.7 inhabitants per km²....
- FauvillersFauvillersFauvillers is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg....
- GouvyGouvyGouvy is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km², had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km²....
- HouffalizeHouffalizeHouffalize is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.-History:On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 166.58 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 28.8 inhabitants per km²....
- Sainte-OdeSainte-OdeSainte-Ode is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 97.87 km², had 2,305 inhabitants, giving a population density of 23.6 inhabitants per km²....
- Vaux-sur-SûreVaux-sur-SûreVaux-sur-Sûre is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 135.87 km², had 4,759 inhabitants, giving a population density of 35 inhabitants per km².-References:...
- VielsalmVielsalmVielsalm is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 7,339 inhabitants...
Marche-en-Famenne District
Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne
The Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
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- DurbuyDurbuyDurbuy is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 10,633 inhabitants. The total area is 156.61 km², giving a population density of 67.9 inhabitants per km²....
- ErezéeErezéeÉrezée is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 78.44 km², had 2,968 inhabitants, implying a population density of 37.8 inhabitants per km².-References:...
- HottonHottonHotton is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.thumb|left|The Faber watermill on the Ourthe river.Hotton is known for its speleothem caves, known as the Caves of Hotton. A small Commonwealth war cemetery is also situated just outside of Hotton....
- La Roche-en-ArdenneLa Roche-en-ArdenneLa Roche-en-Ardenne is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 147.52 km², had 4,348 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29.5 inhabitants per km²....
- ManhayManhayManhay is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 119.81 km², had 3,185 inhabitants, giving a population density of 26.6 inhabitants per km²....
- Marche-en-FamenneMarche-en-FamenneMarche-en-Famenne is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. It is the unofficial capital of the Famenne region, sandwiched between the Condroz, former land of the Condrusi, to the north and the Ardennes to the south....
- NassogneNassogneNassogne is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.96 km², had 5,045 inhabitants, giving a population density of 45.1 inhabitants per km².-External links:*...
- RendeuxRendeuxRendeux is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 68.83 km², had 2,274 inhabitants, giving a population density of 33 inhabitants per km²....
- TennevilleTennevilleTenneville is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 91.81 km², had 2,561 inhabitants, giving a population density of 27.9 inhabitants per km².-External links:*...
Neufchâteau District
Arrondissement of Neufchâteau (Belgium)
The Arrondissement of Neufchâteau is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
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- BertrixBertrixBertrix is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.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....
- BouillonBouillonBouillon is a municipality in Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg Province.The municipality, which covers 149.09 km², had 5,477 inhabitants, giving a population density of 36.7 inhabitants per km².- History :...
- DaverdisseDaverdisseDaverdisse is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.4 km², had 1,372 inhabitants, giving a population density of 24.3 inhabitants per km².-External links:**...
- HerbeumontHerbeumontHerbeumont is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 58.81 km², had 1,536 inhabitants, giving a population density of 26.1 inhabitants per km².- Escape Dutroux :...
- LégliseLégliseLéglise is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 172.92 km², had 4,178 inhabitants, giving a population density of 24.2 inhabitants per km²....
- LibinLibinLibin is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 139.72 km², had 4,655 inhabitants, giving a population density of 33.3 inhabitants per km²....
- Libramont-ChevignyLibramont-ChevignyLibramont-Chevigny is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 177.86 km², had 9,981 inhabitants, giving a population density of 56.1 inhabitants per km²....
- Neufchâteau
- PaliseulPaliseulPaliseul is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 112.96 km², had 5,055 inhabitants, giving a population density of 44.8 inhabitants per km²....
- Saint-HubertSaint-Hubert, BelgiumSaint-Hubert is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km², had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density of 51.6 inhabitants per square kilometre....
- TellinTellinTellin is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.64 km², had 2,386 inhabitants, giving a population density of 42.1 inhabitants per km².-References:...
- WellinWellinWellin is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 67.52 km², had 2,958 inhabitants, giving a population density of 43.8 inhabitants per km².-External links:*...
Virton District
Arrondissement of Virton
The Arrondissement of Virton is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium.The Administrative Arrondissement of Virton consists of the following municipalities:* Chiny* Étalle* Florenville* Habay...
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- ChinyChinyChiny is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers , had 5,021 inhabitants, giving a population density of 44.2 inhabitants per km²...
- ÉtalleÉtalle, BelgiumÉtalle is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 78.1 km², had 5,389 inhabitants, giving a population density of 69 inhabitants per km².-References:...
- FlorenvilleFlorenvilleFlorenville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 5,448 inhabitants. The total area is 146.91 km², giving a population density of 37.1 inhabitants per km²....
- HabayHabayHabay is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 103.64 km², had 7,903 inhabitants, giving a population density of 76.3 inhabitants per km²....
- Meix-devant-VirtonMeix-devant-VirtonMeix-devant-Virton is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 2,675 inhabitants. The total area is 54.2 km², giving a population density of 49.4 inhabitants per km²....
- MussonMussonMusson is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 34.81 km², had 4,232 inhabitants, giving a population density of 121.6 inhabitants per km²....
- RouvroyRouvroy, BelgiumRouvroy is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 27.68 km², had 2,007 inhabitants, giving a population density of 72.5 inhabitants per km²....
- Saint-LégerSaint-Léger, BelgiumSaint-Léger is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 35.86 km², had 3,225 inhabitants, giving a population density of 89.9 inhabitants per km²....
- TintignyTintignyTintigny is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 3,739 inhabitants. The total area is 81.79 km², giving a population density of 45.7 inhabitants per km²....
- VirtonVirtonVirton is the most southerly town in Belgium and the administrative centre of a Walloon municipality and district of the same name, located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg...