Gouvy

This article is about the Belgian municipality. For the French composer, see Louis Théodore Gouvy.

Gouvy
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Gouvy Coat of arms
Gouvy Location in Belgium
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Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Bastogne
Government
• Mayor	André Hubert (GOUVÎT)
• Governing party/ies	IC, GOUVÎT
Area
• Total	165.11 km2 (63.75 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	5,017
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Postal codes	6670-6674
Area codes	080
Website	www.gouvy.be

Gouvy is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km², had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was created in 1977 from the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Beho, Bovigny, Cherain, Limerlé, and Montleban. Villages in the municipality include Baclain, Bistain, Brisy, Cherapont, Cierreux, Courtil, Deiffelt, Halconreux, Halonru, Honvelez, Langlire, Lomré, Ourthe, Rettigny, Rogery, Steinbach, Sterpigny, Vaux and Wathermal. The administrative headquarters are situated in Bovigny.

The Ourthe Orientale river originates in the municipality of Gouvy, near the hamlet of Ourthe.

Transportation

It used to have a SNCB station linking it with Bastogne, but passenger train service stopped in 1984. Train traffic is still active on the line between Liège and Luxembourg.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Gouvy

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Website of the municipality of Gouvy
• Gouvy: 23 villages (French)