Martelange

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Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Martelange Måtlindje (Walloon) Martelingen (German)
Municipality
St. Martin's church
Location of Martelange
Martelange Location in Belgium Location of Martelange in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°50′N 05°44′E / 49.833°N 5.733°E / 49.833; 5.733
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Arlon
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Waty (cdH, UC)
• Governing party/ies	UC
Area
• Total	29.98 km² (11.58 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,820
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Postal codes	6630
NIS code	81013
Area codes	063
Website	www.martelange.be

Martelange (French pronunciation: [maʁtəlɑ̃ʒ]; German: Martelingen; Luxembourgish: Maartel pronounced [ˈmaːtəl] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Måtlindje) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 29.67 km², had 1,584 inhabitants, giving a population density of 53.4 inhabitants per km². Besides Martelange itself, the municipality includes the villages of Grumelange and Radelange.

For some 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi), the N4 Brussels to Arlon road, which passes through the village, forms the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Because fuel, tobacco, and alcohol taxes are lower in Luxembourg than in Belgium, the eastern, Luxembourgish side of this stretch of road has become lined with numerous petrol stations and liquor stores.

History

Between 1830 and 1947, the town was a major slate quarrying centre, though the industry has now completely disappeared.

On August 21, 1967, a French tanker lorry containing 45 000 litres of Liquefied petroleum gas suffered from failing brakes while driving downhill. It exploded in the middle of the village, killing 22 people^[2] and injuring 54.^[3] Dozens of houses were completely destroyed.

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ News bulletin 21/8/1967 (Martelange accident), RTBF
^ Martelange: l'horreur et la tristesse il y a 45 ans, La Meuse, 20 August 2012