Plombières

Plombières (French pronunciation: [plɔ̃bjɛʁ]; German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg; Walloon: So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, France, site of the 1858 Plombières Agreement between France and Piedmont.
For other uses, see Plombières (disambiguation).
Plombières
So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb (Walloon)
Blieberg (Dutch)
Bleiberg (German)
Municipality
Place Communale
Coat of arms
Location of Plombières
Plombières
Location in Belgium
Location of Plombières in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorMarie Stassen (OCP)
 • Governing party/iesOuverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions
Area
 • Total53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total10,401
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes
4850-4852
NIS code
63088
Area codes087
Websitewww.plombieres.be

On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km2 which gives a population density of 200 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.

The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.

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