Libin | |
Picture-Legend: | Libin: the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Map: | Libin Luxembourg Belgium Map.svg |
Map-Legend: | Location of Libin in Luxembourg province |
Arms: | Blason commune de Libin (Belgique).svg |
Arrondissement: | Neufchâteau |
Nis: | 84035 |
Mayor: | Anne Laffut |
Majority: | HORIZON 2024 |
Postal-Codes: | 6890 |
Telephone-Area: | 061 |
Web: | www.libin.be |
Coordinates: | 49.9833°N 20°W |
Libin (in French pronounced as /libɛ̃/) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2019 the municipality, which covers 140.5 km2, had 5,223 inhabitants, giving a population density of 37.2 inhabitants per km2.[1]
The municipality consists of the following districts: Anloy, Libin, Ochamps, Redu, Smuid, Transinne, and Villance. Other population centers include: Glaireuse, Hamaide, Lesse, Libin-Bas, Libin-Haut, and Sèchery.
Redu is famous for its bookshops, and for hosting a large European Space Agency ground station. Also in the municipality is the Euro Space Center tourist attraction, close to Transinne.Sèchery is known as a popular location for marriages and company seminars (e.g. Antwerp Management School,...).