Saint-Hubert, Belgium

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  Saint-Hubert
 
Location on map of Belgium
Coat of arms Location of Saint-Hubert in Luxembourg province
Geography
Country Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia Wallonia
Community Flag of Wallonia French Community
Province Flag of Luxembourg (Belgium) Luxembourg
Arrondissement Neufchâteau
Coordinates 50°01′N 05°22′E / 50.017, 5.367Coordinates: 50°01′N 05°22′E / 50.017, 5.367
Area 111.16 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density
5,718 (January 1, 2006)
48.55%
51.45%
51 inhab./km²
Economy
Unemployment rate 11.96% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income 11,396 €/pers. (2003)
Government
Mayor Louis Devaux (IC)
Governing parties Pour Servir, IC
Other information
Postal codes 6870
Area codes 061
Web address www.saint-hubert.be

Saint-Hubert is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg Province.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km², had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density of 51.6 inhabitants per km².

The town is named in commemoration of Saint Hubert, whose thigh bones were moved to the Benedictine Abbey of Andage here in 825.

Saint-Hubert: The convent of Our Lady of Hurtebise
Saint-Hubert: The convent of Our Lady of Hurtebise


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