Libramont-Chevigny

Libramont-Chevigny Libråmont (Walloon)
Municipality
The new church in Libramont
Location of Libramont-Chevigny
Libramont-Chevigny Location in Belgium Location of Libramont-Chevigny in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°55′N 05°23′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Government
• Mayor	Laurence Crucifix
• Governing party/ies	Chevi2018 (MR) LIBR'envol (DéFI/PS)
Area
• Total	179.21 km2 (69.19 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	11,186
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal codes	6800
NIS code	84077
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 (born 1941), writer
• Arnaud de Lie (born 2002), cyclist

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Libramont-Chevigny

External links

• Media related to Libramont-Chevigny at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)