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(Redirected from Ochamps) Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Libin
Municipality
Libin: the church of Our Lady of Mount CarmelLibin: the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Coat of arms of LibinCoat of arms
Location of Libin
Libin is located in BelgiumLibinLibinLocation in Belgium Location of Libin in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°59′N 05°15′E / 49.983°N 5.250°E / 49.983; 5.250
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementNeufchâteau
Government
 • MayorAnne Laffut
 • Governing party/iesHORIZON 2024
Area
 • Total140.58 km (54.28 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,164
 • Density37/km (95/sq mi)
Postal codes6890
NIS code84035
Area codes061
Websitewww.libin.be

Libin (French pronunciation: [libɛ̃]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2019 the municipality, which covers 140.5 km, had 5,223 inhabitants, giving a population density of 37.2 inhabitants per km.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Anloy, Libin, Ochamps, Redu, Smuid, Transinne, and Villance. Other population centers include: Glaireuse, Hamaide, Lesse, Libin-Bas, Libin-Haut, and Sèchery.

Redu is famous for its bookshops, and for hosting a large European Space Agency ground station. Also in the municipality is the Euro Space Center tourist attraction, close to Transinne. Sèchery is known as a popular location for marriages and company seminars (e.g. Antwerp Management School,...).

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Le portail d'informations statistiques locales sur la Wallonie". Walstat. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

External links

  • Media related to Libin at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Libin, Belgium
Wellin Tellin Saint-Hubert
Daverdisse Libin Libramont-Chevigny
Paliseul Bertrix
Municipalities of the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia
Arlon
Bastogne
Marche-en-Famenne
Neufchâteau
Virton
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