Plombières
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Plombières (French pronunciation: [plɔ̃bjɛʁ]; German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg; Walloon: So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, France, site of the 1858 Plombières Agreement between France and Piedmont.
For other uses, see Plombières (disambiguation).
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Plombières
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Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Liège |
Arrondissement | Verviers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marie Stassen (OCP) |
• Governing party/ies | Ouverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions |
Area | |
• Total | 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,401 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 4850-4852 |
NIS code | 63088 |
Area codes | 087 |
Website | www.plombieres.be |
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On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km2 which gives a population density of 200 inhabitants per km2.[2]
The municipality consists of the following districts: Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.[3]
The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.[4]