Bertrix
Bertrix | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Location in Belgium | ||
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Location of Bertrix in Luxembourg province
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Country | Belgium | |
Community | French Community | |
Region | Wallonia | |
Province | Luxembourg | |
Arrondissement | Neufchâteau | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Michel Hardy | |
• Governing party/ies | Action, ETE | |
Area | ||
• Total | 137.70 km2 (53.17 sq mi) | |
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
• Total | 8,494 | |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
Postal codes | 6880 | |
Area codes | 061 | |
Website | (French) bertrix.be |
Bertrix (Walloon: Bietris) 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.
Bertrix is home to the NATO reserve Jehonville Air Base.
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Geography
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Bertrix proper, Auby-sur-Semois, Cugnon, Jehonville, and Orgeo. Other population centers include:
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Climate
Climate data for Bertrix | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
4 (40) |
7 (44) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
7 (44) |
3 (37) |
12.2 (53.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −4 (24) |
−3 (27) |
−2 (29) |
2 (36) |
7 (44) |
9 (48) |
10 (50) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
4 (40) |
1 (33) |
−3 (26) |
3.2 (37.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91 (3.6) |
41 (1.6) |
61 (2.4) |
61 (2.4) |
58 (2.3) |
79 (3.1) |
112 (4.4) |
81 (3.2) |
66 (2.6) |
119 (4.7) |
84 (3.3) |
104 (4.1) |
957 (37.7) |
Source: Weatherbase [2] |
Transport
Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to Libramont, Dinant and Virton. On week-days trains run via Virton and Aubange to Arlon.
Twin towns
Bertrix is twinned with:
- Charmes
- France (since 1968)
- Rusca Montana (Romania) (since 1990)
- Church Point, Louisiana (United States) (since 1992)
Image gallery
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Bertrix JPG02.jpg
The town hall
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Bertrix JPG01.jpg
Bertrix: St Stephen's Church
See also
References
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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Libin | Libramont-Chevigny | ||
Paliseul Bouillon |
Neufchâteau | |||
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Florenville, Herbeumont |
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- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.