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Municipality

Arrondissement de Virton

Located in Luxembourg Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 49°34′07″ N 5°32′06″ E

Map showing the location of Arrondissement de Virton Arrondissement de Virton
Location in Belgium
Population
53,500
53.5K
Elevation
220 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Arrondissement de Virton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport49 km
ETZ Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport83 km

About Arrondissement de Virton

Arrondissement de Virton is a municipality. Location: Luxembourg Province, Wallonia. Population: 53,500. Elevation: 220 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Basse Vire and Chavratte.

Climate of Arrondissement de Virton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (115 mm)
Driest month
April (63 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Arrondissement de Virton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°9°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10181856378797564759195115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Arrondissement de Virton

The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Metz, 68 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 49 kmeast
  • Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ) Goin 83 kmsoutheast
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Metz Population: 123.9K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 82 kmeast
  • Nancy Population: 105.1K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 113 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement de Virton

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 1,334 natural sites, 422 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km124 places

  • Montagne de Stockem Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Bois de Willancourt Natural site 12 kmE
  • Weid Busch Natural site 14 kmNE
  • Bois de Watinsart Natural site 17 kmNW

25–60 km422 places

  • Étang des Épioux Lake 27 kmNW
  • Jeune Bois Natural site 53 kmNW
  • Haie de Wez Natural site 47 kmNW
  • Bois de Wavre Natural site 41 kmN

60–100 km1,385 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 85 kmNW
  • Étang de Boiron Lake 65 kmNW
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 65 kmN
  • Mont de la Tour de Coo Mountain 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement de Virton and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement de Virton Leuven Namur Bruges
Population 53.5K 101K 110.9K 118.5K
Elevation 220 m 28 m 88 m 13 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 1° 0° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,002 mm 765 mm 813 mm 783 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 158 km 111 km 246 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement de Virton

10 places
  1. 1 Virton 11.3K
  2. 2 Habay 8.4K
  3. 3 Étalle 5.9K
  4. 4 Florenville 5.6K
  5. 5 Chiny 5.2K
  6. 6 Musson 4.6K
  7. 7 Tintigny 4.3K
  8. 8 Saint-Léger 3.6K
  9. 9 Meix-devant-Virton 2.8K
  10. 10 Rouvroy 2.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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