Gouvy

Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium

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

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Gouvy

Gouvi (Walloon)

Municipality

Gouvy church

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Gouvy

Gouvy

Location in Belgium

Location of Gouvy in Luxembourg province

Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°56′E﻿ / ﻿50.183°N 5.933°E﻿ / 50.183; 5.933
Country| Belgium
Community| French Community
Region|  Wallonia
Province|  Luxembourg
Arrondissement| Bastogne
Government

• Mayor| Véronique Leonard (cdH)
• Governing party/ies| Horizon Neuf
Area

• Total

| 165.35 km2 (63.84 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 5,206
• Density| 31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Postal codes|

6670-6674

NIS code|

82037

Area codes| 080
Website| www.gouvy.be

Gouvy (French pronunciation: [ɡuvi]; Walloon: Gouvi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

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 consists of the following districts: 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

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Gouvy railway station is served by intercity trains between Liège and Luxembourg.[2][3] Gouvy used to be a railway junction, with connections towards Bastogne and Sankt-Vith. The line towards Sankt-Vith was dismantled in the 1960s. Passenger traffic to Bastogne was stopped in 1984, and the railway tracks have been converted to a RAVeL cycle/pedestrian path.

## See also

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* List of protected heritage sites in Gouvy

## References

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1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ Fiche horaire vers Liège, CFL. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. ^ IC-Brochures: IC-33, SNCB/NMBS. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

## External links

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

Places adjacent to Gouvy

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