Libramont-Chevigny (; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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located in the

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. On 1 February 2015, the municipality, which covers 177.86 km², had 10,955 inhabitants, giving a

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of 61,59 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following

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: Bras, Freux,

Libramont Libramont-Chevigny (; ) 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 p ...

, Moircy,

Recogne Recogne () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Libramont-Chevigny, located in the Ardennes in the Luxembourg (Belgium), province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Recogne is located a few miles north of Bastogne, in an area that s ...

, Remagne, Sainte-Marie-Chevigny, and Saint-Pierre. Other population centers include: The

Ourthe Occidentale The Ourthe (; Walloon language, Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia, Belgium. River It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ou ...

river originates in the municipality of Libramont-Chevigny, near the hamlet of Ourt.

Notable people from Libramont-Chevigny

Nade Dieu Nade Dieu, born on 2 August 1973, is a Belgian actress. Filmography Film * 1997 : ''Maigret L'Inspecteur Cadavre'' * 2002 : '' The Butterfly'' by Philippe Muyl * 2002 : ''Y a pas d'âge pour s’aimer'' by Thierry Chabert * 2004 : '' Demain on d ...

(born 1973), actress * Jodie Devos (1988-2024), operatic soprano *

Fiona Ferro Fiona Ferro (born 12 March 1997) is a French-Belgian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 39 in singles, attained on 8 March 2021, and No. 257 in doubles, reached on 17 May 2021. Ferro has won two singles tit ...

(born 1997), tennis player *

Guillaume François Guillaume François (born 3 June 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who is playing for Union SG in the Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional as ...

(born 1990), football player *

Anne-Catherine Gillet Anne-Catherine Gillet (born 20 January 1975) is a Belgian operatic soprano. Life and career Born in Libramont-Chevigny, Gillet studied singing at the Conservatoire royal de Liège with Nicolas Christou. Career * Sophie in ''Der Rosenkavalie ...

(born 1975), operatic soprano *

David Henen David Boris Philippe Henen (born 19 April 1996) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and Forward (association football), striker for Kazakhstani club FC Tobol, Tobol. Born in Belgium, he repr ...

(born 1996), football player *

Marie Howet Marie Howet (24 March 1897 – 24 March 1984) was a Belgian expressionist painter and illustrator. Marie Françoise Céline Howet was born in Libramont, daughter of Constant Howet, a doctor, and Pauline Thiry. She received a musical educati ...

(1897–1984),

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

painter * (born 1941), writer *

Arnaud de Lie Arnaud De Lie (born 16 March 2002) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam , having been promoted from the team at the end of the 2021 season. Career De Lie opened his first professional season in 2022 with the Vue ...

(born 2002), cyclist

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Notable people from Libramont-Chevigny

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