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{{Short description|Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Bertrix
|native_name      = {{native_name|wa|Bietris}}
|picture          = Vue de Bertrix de la clairière P6140039.JPG
|picture-legend   = 
|map              = Bertrix Luxembourg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Bertrix in Luxembourg province
|arms             = Blason ville be Bertrix (Luxembourg).svg
|flag             = Flag of Bertrix.png
|province         = [[Luxembourg (Belgium)|Luxembourg]]
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Neufchâteau (Belgium)|Neufchâteau]]
|nis              = 84009
|mayor            = Matthieu Rossignol
|majority         = ACTION ([[Reformist Movement|MR]]-[[Socialist Party (Belgium)|PS]])
|postal-codes     = 6880
|telephone-area   = 061
|web              = {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.bertrix.be bertrix.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|49|51.25|N|5|15.2|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Bertrix''' ({{IPA|fr|bɛʁtʁi}}; {{langx|wa|Bietris}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Luxembourg (Belgium)|province of Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]]. 

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7&nbsp;km², had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a [[population density]] of 59.3 inhabitants per km².

Bertrix is home to the [[NATO]] reserve [[Jehonville Air Base]].

== Geography ==
The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|districts]]: [[Auby-sur-Semois]], Bertrix, [[Cugnon]], [[Jehonville]], and [[Orgeo]]. 

Other population centers include:
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* Acremont
* Assenois
* Biourge
* Blanchoreille
* Glaumont
* La Flèche
* La Géripont
* Luchy
* Mortehan
* Nevraumont
* Rossart
* Sart
* Thibauroche
}}

=== Climate ===

<div style="width:75%">
{{Weather box
|location = Bertrix
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 36
|Feb high F = 40
|Mar high F = 44
|Apr high F = 54
|May high F = 63
|Jun high F = 69
|Jul high F = 70
|Aug high F =69
|Sep high F = 64
|Oct high F = 54
|Nov high F =44
|Dec high F = 37
|year high F = 54
|Jan low F = 24
|Feb low F = 27
|Mar low F = 29
|Apr low F = 36
|May low F = 44
|Jun low F = 48
|Jul low F = 50
|Aug low F = 50
|Sep low F = 45
|Oct low F = 40
|Nov low F = 33
|Dec low F = 26
|year low F = 38
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.6
|Feb precipitation inch =1.6
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.4
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.4
|May precipitation inch = 2.3
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.4
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.2
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.6
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.7
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.3
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.1
|year precipitation inch = 37.8
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=122541&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bertrix, Belgium
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
}}
Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}
</div>

==Transport==
Bertrix railway station, in the east of the town, has regular train services to [[Libramont]], [[Dinant]] and [[Virton]]. On week-days trains run via Virton and [[Aubange]] to [[Arlon]].

==Twin towns==
Bertrix is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:<!-- information taken from sign board outside town hall -->
* [[Charmes, Vosges|Charmes]] ([[France]]) (since 1968)
* [[Rusca Montana]] ([[Romania]]) (since 1990)
* [[Church Point, Louisiana]] (United States) (since 1992)

==Image gallery==
<gallery widths=200px>
Image:Bertrix JPG02.jpg|The town hall
Image:Bertrix JPG01.jpg|Bertrix: St Stephen's Church
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of protected heritage sites in Bertrix]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bertrix
|N  = [[Libin, Belgium|Libin]]
|NE = [[Libramont-Chevigny]]
|E  = [[Neufchâteau, Luxembourg Province|Neufchâteau]]
|S  = [[Florenville]], [[Herbeumont]]
|W  = [[Paliseul]]<br/>[[Bouillon, Belgium|Bouillon]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Luxembourg}}
{{Authority control}}

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