Gouvy

Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°56′E / 50.183°N 5.933°E / 50.183; 5.933
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Gouvy
Gouvi (Walloon)
Gouvy church
Gouvy church
Coat of arms of Gouvy
Location of Gouvy
Map
Gouvy is located in Belgium
Gouvy
Gouvy
Location in Belgium
Location of Gouvy in Luxembourg province
Region
Wallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementBastogne
Government
 • MayorVéronique Leonard (cdH)
 • Governing party/iesHorizon Neuf
Area
 • Total165.35 km2 (63.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,206
 • Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Postal codes
6670-6674
NIS code
82037
Area codes080
Websitewww.gouvy.be

Gouvy (French pronunciation: [ɡuvi]; Walloon: Gouvi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km2, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Beho, Bovigny, Cherain, Limerlé, and Montleban. Villages in the municipality include Baclain, Bistain, Brisy, Cherapont, Cierreux, Courtil, Deiffelt, Halconreux, Halonru, Honvelez, Langlire, Lomré, Ourthe, Rettigny, Rogery, Steinbach, Sterpigny, Vaux and Wathermal. The administrative headquarters are situated in Bovigny.

The Ourthe Orientale river originates in the municipality of Gouvy, near the hamlet of Ourthe.

Transportation

Sankt-Vith. The line towards Sankt-Vith was dismantled in the 1960s. Passenger traffic to Bastogne was stopped in 1984, and the railway tracks have been converted to a RAVeL
cycle/pedestrian path.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ Fiche horaire vers Liège, CFL. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ IC-Brochures: IC-33, SNCB/NMBS. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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