Bertrix

Bertrix
Municipality

Coat of arms
Bertrix
Location in Belgium
Location of Bertrix in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°51.25′N 5°15.2′E / 49.85417°N 5.2533°E / 49.85417; 5.2533Coordinates: 49°51.25′N 5°15.2′E / 49.85417°N 5.2533°E / 49.85417; 5.2533
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Arrondissement Neufchâteau
Government
 • Mayor Michel Hardy
 • Governing party/ies Action, ETE
Area
 • Total 137.70 km2 (53.17 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 8,740
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal codes 6880
Area codes 061
Website (in French) bertrix.be

Bertrix (Walloon: Bietris) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7 km², had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a population density of 59.3 inhabitants per km².

Bertrix is home to the NATO reserve Jehonville Air Base.

Geography

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Bertrix proper, Auby-sur-Semois, Cugnon, Jehonville, and Orgeo. Other population centers include:

  • Acremont
  • Assenois
  • Biourge
  • Blanchoreille
  • Glaumont
  • La Flèche
  • La Géripont
  • Luchy
  • Mortehan
  • Nevraumont
  • Rossart
  • Sart
  • Thibauroche

Climate

Climate data for Bertrix
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 2
(36)		 4
(40)		 7
(44)		 12
(54)		 17
(63)		 21
(69)		 21
(70)		 21
(69)		 18
(64)		 12
(54)		 7
(44)		 3
(37)		 12
(54)
Average low °C (°F) −4
(24)		 −3
(27)		 −2
(29)		 2
(36)		 7
(44)		 9
(48)		 10
(50)		 10
(50)		 7
(45)		 4
(40)		 1
(33)		 −3
(26)		 3
(38)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 91
(3.6)		 41
(1.6)		 61
(2.4)		 61
(2.4)		 58
(2.3)		 79
(3.1)		 112
(4.4)		 81
(3.2)		 66
(2.6)		 119
(4.7)		 84
(3.3)		 104
(4.1)		 960
(37.8)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

Transport

Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to Libramont, Dinant and Virton. On week-days trains run via Virton and Aubange to Arlon.

Twin towns

Bertrix is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)
  2. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bertrix, Belgium". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  • Media related to Bertrix at Wikimedia Commons


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