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Municipality in French Community, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aubel (French pronunciation: [obɛl] ; Walloon: Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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Aubel
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The centre of Aubel | |
Coordinates: 50°42′N 05°51′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Verviers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Freddy Lejeune (MR, Aubel Demain) |
• Governing party/ies | Aubel Demain |
Area | |
• Total | 18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,221 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4880 |
NIS code | 63003 |
Area codes | 087 |
Website | www.aubel.be |
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km2, giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km2.
The Val-Dieu Abbey is located in the municipality, as is the Siroperie Meurens maker of sirop de Liège.
Aubel is famous for its regional products, these include: cheese, syrup, cider and beer. The market is active on Tuesdays and Sundays. It was very famous in the past and has been continually active since 1630. In the past, people came from far away to sell and buy products.
Especially the cheese from Aubel is very famous. It is protected as a Herve cheese by a European qualification.
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