Wanlin is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7 km², had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a population density of 59.3 inhabitants per km².
Bertrix is home to the NATO reserve Jehonville Air Base.
Geography
The municipality consists of the following districts: Auby-sur-Semois, Bertrix, Cugnon, Jehonville, and Orgeo.
Other population centers include:
- Acremont
- Assenois
- Biourge
- Blanchoreille
- Glaumont
- La Flèche
- La Géripont
- Luchy
- Mortehan
- Nevraumont
- Rossart
- Sart
- Thibauroche
Climate
| Climate data for Bertrix | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2(36) | 4(40) | 7(44) | 12(54) | 17(63) | 21(69) | 21(70) | 21(69) | 18(64) | 12(54) | 7(44) | 3(37) | 12(54) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4(24) | −3(27) | −2(29) | 2(36) | 7(44) | 9(48) | 10(50) | 10(50) | 7(45) | 4(40) | 1(33) | −3(26) | 3(38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91(3.6) | 41(1.6) | 61(2.4) | 61(2.4) | 58(2.3) | 79(3.1) | 110(4.4) | 81(3.2) | 66(2.6) | 120(4.7) | 84(3.3) | 100(4.1) | 960(37.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase 1 | |||||||||||||
Transport
Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to Libramont, Dinant and Virton. On week-days trains run via Virton and Aubange to Arlon.
Twin towns
Bertrix is twinned with:
- Charmes (France) (since 1968)
- Rusca Montana (Romania) (since 1990)
- Church Point, Louisiana (United States) (since 1992)
Image gallery
See also
External links
- Media related to Bertrix at Wikimedia Commons
References
"Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bertrix, Belgium". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=122541&refer=wikipedia ↩