Paliseul (; ) is a
municipality
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Luxembourg
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,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 112.96 km
2, had 5,055 inhabitants, giving a
population density
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of 44.8 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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:
Carlsbourg,
Fays-les-Veneurs,
Framont,
Maissin,
Nollevaux,
Offagne,
Opont, and Paliseul. Other population centers include: Beth, Bour, Merny,
Our
Our or OUR may refer to:
* The possessive form of " we"
Places
* Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany
* Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium
* Our, Jura, a commune in France
Other uses
* Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a governm ...
, and Plainevaux.
Gallery
File:Paliseul., église Saint Eutrope in straatzicht foto4 2014-06-12 12.11.jpg, Paliseul, church (l'église Saint Eutrope)
File:Plainevaux, de Saint Barbe in straatzicht foto5 2014-0612 11.17.jpg, Plainevaux, church (l'église Saint Barbe)
File:Nollevaux, église Saint-Urbain in straatzicht foto5 2014-0612 11.32.jpg, Nollevaux, church (l'église Saint-Urbain)
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Paliseul
References
External links
*
Municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium)
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