Aubel Åbe (Walloon)
Municipality
The centre of Aubel
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Aubel
Aubel Location in Belgium Location of Aubel in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°42′N 05°51′E / 50.700°N 5.850°E / 50.700; 5.850
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Freddy Lejeune (MR, Aubel Demain)
• Governing party/ies	Aubel Demain
Area
• Total	18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,221
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Postal codes	4880
NIS code	63003
Area codes	087
Website	www.aubel.be

Aubel (French pronunciation: [obɛl] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km².

The Val-Dieu Abbey is located in the municipality, as is the Siroperie Meurens maker of sirop de Liège.

Market

Aubel is famous for its regional products, these include: cheese, syrup, cider and beer. The market is active on Tuesdays and Sundays. It was very famous in the past and has been continually active since 1630. In the past, people came from far away to sell and buy products.

Especially the cheese from Aubel is very famous. It is protected as a Herve cheese by a European qualification.

Twin/Sister Towns

• Vernantes, France

Gallery

• 
  Val-Dieu Abbey
• 
  Aubel, view to the street
• 
  The Locomotive

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Aubel

References

External links

• Media related to Aubel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)