Meix-devant-Virton (, literally ''Meix before
Virton'';
Gaumais: ''Minch-duvant-Vèrtan''; wa, Méch-divant-Vierton) 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 ...
of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...
located in the
province of Luxembourg,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2017 the municipality had 2,812 inhabitants. The total area is 54.2 km², giving a
population density
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of 54 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts:
Gérouville, Meix-devant-Virton,
Robelmont,
Sommethonne, and
Villers-la-Loue. Other population centers include:
Belle Vue,
Berchiwé,
Houdrigny,
La Soye
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* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
and
Limes
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.
Geography
It is located in the
Gaume
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, near
Orval Abbey,
Avioth
Avioth () is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The commune ...
and
Virton.
railway line 165 Athus-Meuse and the
Chevratte, an affluent of the
Ton. The national road 88 is linking
Florenville and
Athus (
Aubange
Aubange (; german: Ibingen; lb, Éibeng; wa, Åbindje) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2012 the municipality, which covers 45.6 km2, had 16,042 inhabitants, giving a popu ...
) and coming from
Dampicourt in the south, it heads west toward
Gérouville and the
French border.
Demography
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Security and safety
The municipality is part of the Gaume Police Zone and the Luxembourg safety zone for firemen. The
emergency number
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for those two services is 112.
Heraldry
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Meix-devant-Virton
References
External links
*
{{Authority control
Municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium)