Attert

For the river, see Attert (river).

Attert (French pronunciation: [atɛʁt]; Luxembourgish: Atert; Walloon: Ater) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

Attert Atert (Luxembourgish)
Municipality
Neighbourhood of St. Stephen's Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Attert
Attert Location in Belgium Location of Attert in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°45′N 5°47′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Arlon
Government
• Mayor	Vacant
Area
• Total	71.08 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,537
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal codes	6717
NIS code	81003
Area codes	063
Website	www.attert.be (in French)

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Attert, Nobressart, Nothomb, Thiaumont, and Tontelange.

Other population centers include:

• Almeroth
• Grendel
• Heinstert
• Lischert
• Lottert
• Louchert
• Luxeroth
• Metzert
• Parette
• Post
• Rodenhoff
• Schadeck
• Schockville

The municipality falls within the Luxembourgish-speaking Arelerland and several street name signs are bilingual.

Sister cities

Attert is twinned with:^[2]

• Taktaharkány (Hungary) since 2003
• Kruishoutem (Belgium) since 2004
• Bakałarzewo (Poland) since 2005
• Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Attert