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Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Martelange Måtlindje (Walloon)Martelingen (German)
Municipality
St. Martin's churchSt. Martin's church
Location of Martelange
Martelange is located in BelgiumMartelangeMartelangeLocation in Belgium Location of Martelange in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°50′N 05°44′E / 49.833°N 5.733°E / 49.833; 5.733
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementArlon
Government
 • MayorDaniel Waty (cdH, UC)
 • Governing party/iesUC
Area
 • Total29.98 km (11.58 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,820
 • Density61/km (160/sq mi)
Postal codes6630
NIS code81013
Area codes063
Websitewww.martelange.be

Martelange (French pronunciation: [maʁtəlɑ̃ʒ]; German: Martelingen; Luxembourgish: Maartel pronounced [ˈmaːtəl] ; Walloon: Måtlindje) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 29.67 km, had 1,584 inhabitants, giving a population density of 53.4 inhabitants per km. Besides Martelange itself, the municipality includes the villages of Grumelange and Radelange.

For some 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi), the N4 Brussels to Arlon road, which passes through the village, forms the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Because fuel, tobacco, and alcohol taxes are lower in Luxembourg than in Belgium, the eastern, Luxembourgish side of this stretch of road has become lined with numerous petrol stations and liquor stores.

The street itself and the houses on the right side belong to Belgium, the red house and all the gas stations are on Luxembourg territory.

History

Between 1830 and 1947, the town was a major slate quarrying centre, though the industry has now completely disappeared.

On August 21, 1967, a French tanker lorry containing 45 000 litres of Liquefied petroleum gas suffered from failing brakes while driving downhill. It exploded in the middle of the village, killing 22 people and injuring 54. Dozens of houses were completely destroyed.

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. News bulletin 21/8/1967 (Martelange accident), RTBF
  3. Martelange: l'horreur et la tristesse il y a 45 ans, La Meuse, 20 August 2012

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Places adjacent to Martelange
Fauvillers
Léglise Martelange Rambrouch (LU-D)
Habay Attert
Municipalities of the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia
Arlon
Bastogne
Marche-en-Famenne
Neufchâteau
Virton
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