EPF 2006: Libramont-Chevigny (Belgio)

The comune of Libramont Chevigny (about 8250 inhabitants) is situated in the area rich in forest and uplands in the region of Ardennes. The town, built in 1858 with the installation if a railway system, has officially born in 1900 becoming an administrative centre. More recently, a fusion was made with the ancient Ban de Chevigny, from wich the city takes its name.

Chevigny rapresented,Till the french revolution, a large fiscalrule under the service of Lothaire II, in the 9th century, of the Countess Richilde de Hainant, in 11th century, and of the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, after 1071.
In spite of this prestigious past, the city didn't preserve clear historical evidences of it.Thanks to its position on crossroads of important lines of communications, Libramont Chevigny is prevalently a trading and amministrative centre
equipped with modern infrastructures.