Neufchâteau Li Tchestea (Walloon) | |
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City andmunicipality | |
 Grand-Place, the town centre | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 The commune and its district in the province of Luxembourg | |
 Interactive map of Neufchâteau | |
  Neufchâteau Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates:49°50′N05°26′E / 49.833°N 5.433°E /49.833; 5.433 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michèle Mons delle Roche (Pour vous) |
| • Governing party | Pour vous - 3ème Piste |
| Area | |
• Total | 114.46 km2 (44.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,029 |
| • Density | 70.15/km2 (181.7/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6840 |
| NIS code | 84043 |
| Area codes | 061 - 063 |
| Website | neufchateau.be |
Neufchâteau (French pronunciation:[nøʃato]ⓘ;Walloon:Li Tchestea) is acity andmunicipality ofWallonia located in theprovince of Luxembourg,Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality, which covers 113.79 km2 (43.93 sq mi), had 7,679 inhabitants, giving apopulation density of 67 inhabitants per square kilometre (170 inhabitants/mi2).
The municipality consists of the following districts:Grandvoir,Grapfontaine,Hamipré,Longlier, Neufchâteau, andTournay.
Other localities are: Cousteumont, Fineuse, Gérimont, Harfontaine, Hosseuse, Lahérie, LeSart, Malome, Marbay, Massul, Molinfaing, MonIdée, Montplainchamps, Morival, Namoussart, Nolinfaing, Offaing, Petitvoir, Respelt, Semel, Tronquoy, Verlaine, and Warmifontaine.
ANeolithicmegalith dating from about 2000 BC and aCelticnecropolis dating from between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC have been found in this area, attesting to early human activity.Gallo-Roman sepultures and a smallRoman villa were found here as well, showing the presence around the 2nd century AD of a minor agricultural domain. The region was used inCarolingian times mostly as a hunting area and population remained sparse throughout theMiddle Ages. A document dating from 1100 shows that one of the many tiny hamlets in the area, Semel, was donated to the Abbey of Amdain (currentlySaint-Hubert). In 1239, that same hamlet was mentioned as being part of the lordship of Neufchâteau, at the time when it was now given to theOrval Abbey. Like many of its neighbours, the lordship of Neufchâteau was part of theDuchy of Luxembourg.
An important document for the history of the Neufchâteau region is a 1609 painting entitled "LA TERRE ET PREVOSTEE DE NEVFCHASTEAV AVECQZ SES DESPENDENCES", now kept in theArlon archives. The painting shows the town of Neufchâteau within its protective walls, at the foot of its castle, surrounded by a number of villages and hamlets. In the mid-17th century, the plague andLouis XIV’s wars decimated the area. After theFrench Revolution and until 1815, Neufchâteau became the chief town of the old Frenchdépartement ofForêts. DuringWorld War I, its governor, Count Hansvon Blumenthal, was one of a small number of German military officials who struck up a rapport with the local population, chiefly through his interest in hunting. Fighting in the area, however, was heavy, as more than 200 soldiers lost their lives in the first month of the war.
The cell biologist and Nobel PrizewinnerAlbert Claude was born in Longlier, close to Neufchâteau, in 1899.
| Climate data for Neufchateau | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[2] | |||||||||||||
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Places adjacent to Neufchâteau, Luxembourg Province | |
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Municipalities of theprovince of Luxembourg,Wallonia | ||
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| Arlon |  | |
| Bastogne | ||
| Marche-en-Famenne | ||
| Neufchâteau | ||
| Virton | ||
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