Saint-Hubert | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Location in Belgium | |||
Coordinates: 50°1′30″N 05°22′20″E / 50.02500°N 5.37222°ECoordinates: 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 | Louis Devaux (IC) | ||
• Governing party/ies | Pour Servir, IC | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 111.16 km2 (42.92 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2016) | |||
• Total | 5,553 | ||
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 6870 | ||
Area codes | 061 | ||
Website | www.saint-hubert.be |
Saint-Hubert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿y.bɛʁ]) 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 municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Saint-Hubert proper, Arville, Awenne, Hatrival, Mirwart, and Vesqueville. Other population centers include: Lorcy and Poix-Saint-Hubert.
The town is named in commemoration of Saint Hubert, whose body was moved in 825 to the Benedictine Abbey of Andage, thereafter called Abbey of Saint-Hubert.