Marbehan
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Marbehan is a small Belgian village located in Walloonia in the province of Luxembourg. It is part of the Municipality of Habay
. The village has around 1000 inhabitants.
and the Ardennes
, it is therefore sometimes dubbed "La porte de la Gaume", for its getaway access to the surrounding region. The village lies on the river "Mellier", which flows into the "Rulles" nearby.
The surrounding villages are Mellier to the north, Rulles and Villers-sur-Semois to the east, Harinsart and Ansart/Tintigny
to the south, and Rossignol and Orsinfaing to the west.
The surroundings of the village mainly consist of farmland, marshland around the 'Mellier', and the Ardennes forest.
. The E411 highway
nearest exit is a mere two kilometers from the village.
Habay
Habay is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 103.64 km², had 7,903 inhabitants, giving a population density of 76.3 inhabitants per km²....
. The village has around 1000 inhabitants.
Geography
Marbehan lies on the border between GaumeGaume
Gaume is a region in the far south of Belgium. Situated at a lower altitude than the Ardennes, it is delineated by borders with France, Luxembourg and the Belgian Ardennes. Gaume is the roman part of the Belgian Lorraine region...
and the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
, it is therefore sometimes dubbed "La porte de la Gaume", for its getaway access to the surrounding region. The village lies on the river "Mellier", which flows into the "Rulles" nearby.
The surrounding villages are Mellier to the north, Rulles and Villers-sur-Semois to the east, Harinsart and Ansart/Tintigny
Tintigny
Tintigny is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 3,739 inhabitants. The total area is 81.79 km², giving a population density of 45.7 inhabitants per km²....
to the south, and Rossignol and Orsinfaing to the west.
The surroundings of the village mainly consist of farmland, marshland around the 'Mellier', and the Ardennes forest.
Commercial activities
Marbehan counts a number of different stores and two factories. One of them called Lambiotte S.A. produce chemicals and the other one called Trabelbo S.A. is an industrial carpentry.Transportation
The village has a train station on the line IC 162 Brussels-Luxembourg of the SNCB network. Marbehan is also served by many buses from the TECTEC (transport)
Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport , is responsible for the supervision, strategic planning and marketing of a group of five regional public transport companies branded as TEC or "Transport En Commun" in Wallonia, Belgium. It is primarily a bus operator, but also operates the Charleroi tram...
. The E411 highway
A4 motorway (Belgium)
The A4 is a Belgian motorway connecting Brussels and the A6 in Luxembourg. It is also called the E411 throughout Belgium and Luxembourg.-See also:* Transport in Belgium...
nearest exit is a mere two kilometers from the village.