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Saint-Hubert, Belgium
City in Wallonia, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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- Basilica of Saint-Hubert
- Cenotaph of Hubert of Liège by Guillaume Geefs (1847)
- The Benedictine monastery of Our Lady of Hurtebise (near Saint-Hubert)
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