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Aubel (French pronunciation: [obɛl] (listen); Walloon: Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

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Aubel Åbe  (Walloon)
Municipality
The centre of Aubel
Flag Coat of arms
Aubel Location in Belgium Location of Aubel in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°42′N 05°51′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Freddy Lejeune (MR, Aubel Demain)
• Governing party/ies	Aubel Demain
Area
• Total	18.83 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,221
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Postal codes	4880
Area codes	087
Website	www.aubel.be

On the 1st of January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km².

The Val-Dieu Abbey is located in the municipality, as is the Siroperie Meurens maker of sirop de Liège.

Market

Aubel is famous for its regional products, these include: cheese, syrup, cider and beer. The market is active on Tuesdays and Sundays. It was very famous in the past and has been continually active since 1630. In the past, people came from far away to sell and buy products.

Especially the cheese from Aubel is very famous. It is protected as a Herve cheese by a European qualification.

Twin/Sister Towns

• Vernantes, France

Gallery

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  Val-Dieu Abbey
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  Aubel, view to the street
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  The Locomotive

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Aubel

References

External links

• Media related to Aubel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Aubel

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[ru] Обель

Обе́ль — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Льеж, округ Вервье. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 18,83 км² проживают 4082 человека (плотность населения — 217 чел./км²), из которых 48,92 % — мужчины и 51,08 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 11 645 евро.

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