Bertrix is a Walloon municipality

Municipality

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 of Belgium

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 located in the province of Luxembourg.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7 km², had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a population density

Population density

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 of 59.3 inhabitants per km².

Twin towns

Bertrix is twinned

Town twinning

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 with Charmes

Charmes

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, France

France

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 (since 1968), Rusca Montana

Rusca Montana

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 (Romania

Romania

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) (since 1990) and Church Point, Louisiana

Church Point, Louisiana

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 (United States) (since 1992).

Transport

Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to Libramont, Dinant

Dinant

Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur, Belgium. The Dinant municipality includes the old communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes.-Origins to...

 and Virton

Virton

Virton is the most southerly town in Belgium and the administrative centre of a Walloon municipality and district of the same name, located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg...

. On week-days trains run via Virton and Aubange

Aubange

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 to Arlon.