Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Saint-Hubert Sint-Houbert (Walloon) | |
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City and municipality | |
Coordinates: 50°1′30″N 05°22′20″E / 50.02500°N 5.37222°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Luxembourg |
Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-Luc Henneaux (Cap 2018) |
• Governing party/ies | Cap 2018 |
Area | |
• Total | 111.99 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,571 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 6870 |
NIS code | 84059 |
Area codes | 061 |
Website | www.saint-hubert.be |
Saint-Hubert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿y.bɛʁ] ; Walloon: Sint-Houbert) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km2 (42.92 sq mi), had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density of 51.6 inhabitants per square kilometre.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Arville, Awenne, Hatrival, Mirwart, Saint-Hubert, and Vesqueville. Other population centers include: Lorcy and Poix-Saint-Hubert.
The town is named in commemoration of Saint Hubert of Liège, whose body was moved in 825 to the Benedictine Abbey of Andage, thereafter called Abbey of Saint-Hubert.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Saint Hubert | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.3 (37.9) | 10.8 (51.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | −0.1 (31.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.0 (39.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 96.9 (3.81) | 76.0 (2.99) | 95.3 (3.75) | 76.8 (3.02) | 85.7 (3.37) | 100.4 (3.95) | 91.9 (3.62) | 72.9 (2.87) | 88.1 (3.47) | 102.7 (4.04) | 105.7 (4.16) | 108.8 (4.28) | 1,101.2 (43.33) |
Average precipitation days | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 159 |
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [2] |
Gallery
[edit]- Basilica of Saint-Hubert
- Cenotaph of Hubert of Liège by Guillaume Geefs (1847)
- The Benedictine monastery of Our Lady of Hurtebise (near Saint-Hubert)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "World Weather Information Service – Saint Hubert". United Nations. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Hubert (Belgium).
- Official website (in French)