Plombières

Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, Lorraine, France, site of the 1858 Treaty of Plombières between France and Piedmont.
For other uses, see Plombières (disambiguation).
Plombières
Blieberg  (Dutch)
Bleiberg  (German)
Municipality

Place Communale
Plombières

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E / 50.733°N 5.950°E / 50.733; 5.950Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E / 50.733°N 5.950°E / 50.733; 5.950
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
Arrondissement Verviers
Government
 • Mayor Thierry Wimmer
Area
 • Total 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 10,279
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Postal codes 4850-4852
Area codes 087
Website www.plombieres.be

Plombières (German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Plombières had a total population of 9,672. The total area is 53.17 km² which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km².

The municipality Plombières consists of the villages Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.

The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
 Gulpen-Wittem (NL-LI) Vaals (NL-LI) Vaalserberg (Three-Country Point)
Voeren (VLI) Kelmis
   Plombières  
Aubel Welkenraedt Lontzen


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