Bouillon (Belgium)
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Wallonia | |
Province : | Luxembourg | |
District : | Neufchâteau | |
Coordinates : | 49 ° 48 ' N , 5 ° 4' E | |
Area : | 149.09 km² | |
Residents: | 5411 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 36 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 6830-6834, 6836, 6838 | |
Prefix: | 061 | |
Local government address : |
Place Ducale 1 6830 Bouillon |
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Website: | www.bouillon.be |
Bouillon (German rare / uncommon bumps , also Bulen ) is a municipality with 5411 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the south-east of Belgium in the Walloon region , right on the French border. The city lies on the banks of the Semois (German Sesbach ) in the Ardennes (the Ardennes are the western part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains ). The townscape is dominated by the castle of the same name .
Sons and daughters of the church
- Philippe Albert (* 1967), football player
- Léon Degrelle (1906–1994), leader of the Belgian Rexists and officer of the Waffen SS
- Ida of Lorraine (around 1040–1113), mother of Godfrey of Bouillon and saint of the Catholic Church
- Madeleine Ozeray (1908–1989), theater and film actress
Bouillon on the Semois
The castle Bouillon
Web links
Commons : Bouillon - collection of images, videos and audio files