Attert

Attert
Municipality
Neighbourhood of St. Stephen's Church

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Attert
Location in Belgium
Location of Attert in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°45′N 5°47′E / 49.750°N 5.783°E / 49.750; 5.783Coordinates: 49°45′N 5°47′E / 49.750°N 5.783°E / 49.750; 5.783
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Arrondissement Arlon
Government
 • Mayor Joseph Arens
Area
 • Total 70.94 km2 (27.39 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 5,491
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal codes 6717
Area codes 063
Website www.attert.be (in French)

Attert (Atert in Luxembourgish, Ater in Walloon) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Attert proper, Nobressart, Nothomb, Thiaumont, and Tontelange. Other population centers include:

  • Almeroth
  • Grendel
  • Heinstert
  • Lischert
  • Lottert
  • Louchert
  • Luxeroth
  • Metzert
  • Parette
  • Post
  • Rodenhoff
  • Schadeck
  • Schockville

The municipality falls within the Luxembourgish-speaking Arelerland and several street name signs are bilingual.

Sister cities

Attert is twinned with:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)
  2. ↑ Twinning page on official site (in French).
  • Media related to Attert at Wikimedia Commons


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