Bertrix
| Bertrix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
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The town hall | ||
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  Bertrix Location in Belgium | ||
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Location of Bertrix in Luxembourg province  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°51.25′N 5°15.2′E / 49.85417°N 5.2533°ECoordinates: 49°51.25′N 5°15.2′E / 49.85417°N 5.2533°E | ||
| 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 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,494 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 6880 | |
| Area codes | 061 | |
| Website | (French) bertrix.be | |
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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: St Stephen's Church
Climate
| Climate data for Bertrix | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
4 (40) |
7 (44) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
7 (44) |
3 (37) |
12.2 (53.8) |
| 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) |
3.2 (37.7) |
| 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) |
957 (37.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns
Bertrix is twinned with Charmes, France (since 1968), Rusca Montana (Romania) (since 1990) and Church Point, Louisiana (United States) (since 1992).
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.
Air Base
Bertrix hosts the NATO reserve Jehonville Air Base.
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bertrix, Belgium". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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