Aubel

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Aubel
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Aubel (Liège)
Aubel
Aubel
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Liege
District : Verviers
Coordinates : 50 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 51'  E
Area : 18.83 km²
Residents: 4288 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 228 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 4880
Prefix: 087
Mayor: Jean-Claude Meurens

Local government address : 		Place Nicolaï, 1
B-4880 Aubel
Website: www.aubel.be
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Aubel is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège with 4288 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​18.83 km².

The hamlet of Saint-Jean-Sart ( Dutch Sint Jansrade) and La Clouse ( German Klause) belong to the municipality . While French is spoken almost exclusively in the Aubel region today, a Limburg dialect was spoken well into the 20th century . The municipality belongs to the Land van Herve and the area is dominated by agriculture.

economy

The area around Aubel is known for the products of its food industry. Large slaughterhouses, meat processing companies, as well as cheese production , cider , beer and apple cabbage (Sirop de Liège). These products are exported all over the world and are offered on the Sunday market in the town center.

tourism

  • The Sunday market.
  • The Val Dieu Abbey (Gottestal) with its own brewery .
  • Les Concerts du Printemps (annual concert cycle in Val Dieu).
  • The orchards that dominate the wide valley.

Personalities

Picture gallery

  • Aubel and its surroundings

  • Antoine-Ernst-Platz

  • Gatehouse to Val-Dieu Monastery

  • Church of the Val-Dieu Abbey

  • Typical farmhouse

  • Typical farmhouse

  • The marketplace

  • The town hall

Web links

Commons : Aubel  - collection of images, videos and audio files