Robelmont
Roubiémont (Gaumais)
Village of Robelmont
Village of Robelmont
Robelmont is located in Belgium
Robelmont
Robelmont
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 49°35′N 05°30′E / 49.583°N 5.500°E / 49.583; 5.500
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Municipality Meix-devant-Virton
Population
  Total[480 residents in 2004]
Postal codes
6769
Area codes063

Robelmont (Gaumais: Roubiémont) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Meix-devant-Virton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

The asteroid 1145 Robelmonte is named after the village, in honour of the astronomer Sylvain Arend (1902–1992), who was born there.

History

Between 1968 and 1971 a Gallo-Roman villa was excavated.[1]

The current parish church, dedicated to St Martin, was built in 1894.[2]

During the Battle of the Ardennes (21-23 August 1914), there was fighting in and around Robelmont between French and German forces.

Notable people

Village committee

The annual activities in the village are led by the village's party planning committee.[3]

References

  1. Georges Raepsaet, La céramique en terre sigillée de la villa belgo-romaine de Robelmont. Campagnes 1968–1971 (Brussels: Editions de l’Université, 1974). ISBN 2-8004-0412-4
  2. Le patrimoine monumental de la Belgique Wallonie, vol. 21 (1995), p. 220.
  3. ""www.robelmont.be"". www.robelmont.be.
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