Herbeumont
Herbeumont 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.
Herbeumont | |
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 The town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Herbeumont Location in Belgium
Location of Herbeumont in Luxembourg province  | |
| Coordinates: 49°46.85′N 05°14.25′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Guillaume |
| • Governing party/ies | REGIS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.81 km2 (22.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,627 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6887 |
| Area codes | 061 |
| Website | (in French and Dutch) herbeumont.be |
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Herbeumont proper, Saint-Médard, and Straimont. Other population centers include: Gribomont, Martilly, and Menugoutte.
Escape Dutroux
In April 1998 Marc Dutroux escaped from his guards while being transferred to court without handcuffs by overpowering one of his guards and taking his pistol, but was captured later in Herbeumont by a ranger in the nearby woods. This resulted in the resignation of minister of interior Johan Vande Lanotte, minister of justice Stefaan De Clerck and the former police chief.
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Herbeumont at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Herbeumont | ||||||||||
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Municipalities of Luxembourg Province | ||
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| Arlon |  | |
| Bastogne | ||
| Marche-en-Famenne | ||
| Neufchâteau | ||
| Virton | ||