Plombières

Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, France, site of the 1858 Plombières Agreement between France and Piedmont.

For other uses, see Plombières (disambiguation).

Plombières (French pronunciation: [plɔ̃bjɛʁ]; German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg; Walloon: So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Plombières So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb (Walloon) Blieberg (Dutch) Bleiberg (German)
Municipality
Place Communale
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Plombières
Plombières Location in Belgium Location of Plombières in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Marie Stassen (OCP)
• Governing party/ies	Ouverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions
Area
• Total	53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	10,401
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes	4850-4852
NIS code	63088
Area codes	087
Website	www.plombieres.be

On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km² which gives a population density of 200 inhabitants per km².^[2]

The municipality consists of the following districts: Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.^[3]

The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.^[4]

Gallery

• 
  Sippenaeken, view to the village
• 
  Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken
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  Gemmenich street
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  Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert
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  Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
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  Church (l´église Agnus Dei) outside Hombourg
• 
  German border

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Plombières
• Viaduct of Moresnet