Virton

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.

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

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Antiquity and Middle Ages
Modern times
Climate
Sights
Folklore
Canadian friendship
People born in Virton
Notes
References
External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Virton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.