Libramont-Chevigny (; wa, Libråmont) 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 ...

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 Luxembourg (french: Luxembourg ; nl, Luxemburg ; german: Luxemburg ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; wa, Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg, is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the country of Luxembourg to the ea ...

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

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

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

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, Freux,

Libramont Libramont-Chevigny (; wa, Libråmont) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Luxembourg (Belgium), province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 February 2015, the municipality, which covers 177.86 km², had 10,955 ...

, Moircy,

Recogne Recogne ( wa, R(i)cogne) 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 ...

, Remagne, Sainte-Marie-Chevigny, and

Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre (French, 'Saint Peter') may refer to: Buildings and churches * Church of Saint-Pierre, Caen, Normandy, France * Saint-Pierre, Firminy, France, designed by Le Corbusier * Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church, Strasbourg, France ...

. Other population centers include: The

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

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 in Libramont, France, 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 * ...

(born 1973), actress *

Jodie Devos Jodie Devos (born 10 October 1988 in Libramont-Chevigny) is a Belgian operatic soprano, the second prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2014. Performances * Ida and then Adèle in Strauss's ''Die Fledermaus'', Opéra Comique, 2014 ...

(born 1988), operatic soprano *

Fiona Ferro Fiona Ferro (born 12 March 1997) is a French professional tennis player born in Belgium. Ferro has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and four singles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 39 in singles, attaine ...

(born 1997), tennis player *

Guillaume François Guillaume François (born 3 June 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who is currently playing for Union SG in the Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupi ...

(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 Rosenkavalier' ...

(born 1975), operatic soprano *

David Henen David Boris Philippe Henen (born 19 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Kazakhstani club Tobol. Born in Belgium, Henen represents the Togo national football team. Early and personal life Henen was bor ...

(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

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Notable people from Libramont-Chevigny

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