Plombières
So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb (Walloon)
Blieberg (Dutch)
Bleiberg (German)
Municipality
Place Communale
Place Communale
Coat of arms of Plombières
Coat of arms
Location of Plombières
Plombières is located in Belgium
Plombières
Plombières
Location in Belgium
Location of Plombières in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E / 50.733°N 5.950°E / 50.733; 5.950
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorMarie Stassen (OCP)
 • Governing party/iesOuverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions
Area
 • Total53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total10,401
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes
4850-4852
NIS code
63088
Area codes087
Websitewww.plombieres.be

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.

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Stat Bel. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tout savoir sur..." Royal Syndicat d'initiative K.V.V. - K.V.V.V. (in Dutch, French, and German). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Jan Goossens. "Platdietse streek". Nieuwe Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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