Arlon
Arlon
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City and municipality | |
Arlon centre with bell tower of St. Martin's Church | |
Location of Arlon | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′N 05°49′E / 49.683°N 5.817°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Arlon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincent Magnus (cdH, ARLON 2030) |
| • Governing party/ies | MR-ARLON 2030 |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.06 km2 (45.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) | |
• Total | 30,818 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6700, 6704, 6706 |
| NIS code | 81001 |
| Area codes | 063 |
| Website | www.arlon.be (in French) |
Arlon (French pronunciation: [aʁlɔ̃] ⓘ; Walloon: Årlon; Dutch: Aarlen [ˈaːrlə(n)] ⓘ; Luxembourgish: Arel [ˈaːʀəl] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is the smallest provincial capital in Belgium. Arlon is also the capital of its cultural region: the Arelerland (Land of Arlon in Luxembourgish).
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Arlon proper, Autelbas, Bonnert, Guirsch, Heinsch, and Toernich. Other population centers include: Autelhaut, Clairefontaine, Fouches, Frassem, Freylange, Hachy, Heckbous, Rosenberg, Sampont, Schoppach, Sesselich, Seymerich, Stehnen, Sterpenich, Stockem, Udange, Viville, Waltzing, Weyler, and Wolberg.