Virton
Sign in to saveVirton (; Gaumais: Viertån; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (arrondissement) of the same name, as well as the principal town of the small region of Belgian Lorraine known as the Gaume, famous for its microclimate.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Virton
- Belgium municipality.native_name
- Viertån (Gaumais)
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Virton JPG02.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- The town hall
- Belgium municipality.map
- Virton Luxembourg Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Virton in Luxembourg province
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason de Virton.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Virton.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- Luxembourg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Virton
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 85045
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- François Culot (IC-MR)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- IC-MR, Ecolo+, Ensemble Autrement
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 6760-6762
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 063
- Belgium municipality.web
- virton.be
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity and Middle Ages
- Modern times
- Climate
- Sights
- Folklore
- Canadian friendship
- People born in Virton
- Notes
- References
- External links
Virton (; Gaumais: Viertån; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (arrondissement) of the same name, as well as the principal town of the small region of Belgian Lorraine known as the Gaume, famous for its microclimate.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Bleid, Ethe, Latour, Ruette, Saint-Mard, and Virton. Other population centers include: Chenois, Gomery, Grandcourt, and Saint-Remy.