Bertrix

Bertrix

*Bietris* (Walloon)
Bertrix Bietris (Walloon)
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Bertrix
	Bertrix Location in Belgium Location of Bertrix in Luxembourg province
	Coordinates: 49°51.25′N 5°15.2′E / 49.85417°N 5.2533°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Government
• Mayor	Matthieu Rossignol
• Governing party/ies	ACTION (MR-PS)
Area
• Total	138.49 km2 (53.47 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	8,763
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal codes	6880
NIS code	84009
Area codes	061
Website	(in French) bertrix.be

Bertrix (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁi]; Walloon: Bietris) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7 km², had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a population density of 59.3 inhabitants per km².

Bertrix is home to the NATO reserve Jehonville Air Base.

Geography

The municipality consists of the following districts: Auby-sur-Semois, Bertrix, Cugnon, Jehonville, and Orgeo.

Other population centers include:

Acremont
Assenois
Biourge
Blanchoreille
Glaumont
La Flèche
La Géripont
Luchy
Mortehan
Nevraumont
Rossart
Sart
Thibauroche

Climate

Climate data for Bertrix
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2 (36)	4 (40)	7 (44)	12 (54)	17 (63)	21 (69)	21 (70)	21 (69)	18 (64)	12 (54)	7 (44)	3 (37)	12 (54)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4 (24)	−3 (27)	−2 (29)	2 (36)	7 (44)	9 (48)	10 (50)	10 (50)	7 (45)	4 (40)	1 (33)	−3 (26)	3 (38)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	91 (3.6)	41 (1.6)	61 (2.4)	61 (2.4)	58 (2.3)	79 (3.1)	110 (4.4)	81 (3.2)	66 (2.6)	120 (4.7)	84 (3.3)	100 (4.1)	960 (37.8)
Source: Weatherbase ^[2]

Transport

Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to Libramont, Dinant and Virton. On week-days trains run via Virton and Aubange to Arlon.