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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Aubel Åbe (Walloon)
Municipality
The centre of AubelThe centre of Aubel
Flag of AubelFlagCoat of arms of AubelCoat of arms
Location of Aubel
Aubel is located in BelgiumAubelAubelLocation in Belgium Location of Aubel in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°42′N 05°51′E / 50.700°N 5.850°E / 50.700; 5.850
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorFreddy Lejeune (MR, Aubel Demain)
 • Governing party/iesAubel Demain
Area
 • Total18.85 km (7.28 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,221
 • Density220/km (580/sq mi)
Postal codes4880
NIS code63003
Area codes087
Websitewww.aubel.be

Aubel (French pronunciation: [obɛl] ; Walloon: Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km, giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km.

The Val-Dieu Abbey is located in the municipality, as is the Siroperie Meurens maker of sirop de Liège.

Market

Aubel is famous for its regional products, these include: cheese, syrup, cider and beer. The market is active on Tuesdays and Sundays. It was very famous in the past and has been continually active since 1630. In the past, people came from far away to sell and buy products.

Especially the cheese from Aubel is very famous. It is protected as a Herve cheese by a European qualification.

Twin/Sister Towns

Gallery

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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Places adjacent to Aubel
Voeren (VLI) Plombières
Dalhem Aubel
Herve Thimister-Clermont Welkenraedt
Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia
Huy
Liège
Verviers
Waremme
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