Saint-Hubert, Belgium
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Saint-Hubert is a Walloon municipality
of Belgium
located in the province of Luxembourg.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km², had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density
of 51.6 inhabitants per square kilometre.
The town is named in commemoration of Saint Hubert
, whose thighbones were moved in 825 to the Benedictine
Abbey of Andage, thereafter called 'Abbey of Saint-Hubert'.
Municipalities of Belgium
Belgium comprises 589 municipalities grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province...
of Belgium
Belgium
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located in the province of Luxembourg.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km², had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 51.6 inhabitants per square kilometre.
The town is named in commemoration of Saint Hubert
Hubertus
Saint Hubertus or Hubert , called the "Apostle of the Ardennes" was the first Bishop of Liège...
, whose thighbones were moved in 825 to the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
Abbey of Andage, thereafter called 'Abbey of Saint-Hubert'.
Climate
External links
- Official website (in French)