Marbehan is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Habay, district of Rulles, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

Church of Marbehan

The village has around 1000 inhabitants.

Geography

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Marbehan lies on the border between Gaume and the Ardennes, it is therefore sometimes dubbed "La porte de la Gaume"[citation needed], for its getaway access to the surrounding region. The village lies on the river "Mellier", which flows into the "Rulles" nearby.[1]

The surrounding villages are Mellier to the north, Rulles and Villers-sur-Semois to the east, Harinsart and Ansart/Tintigny to the south, and Rossignol and Orsinfaing to the west.

The surroundings of the village mainly consist of farmland, marshland around the 'Mellier', and the Ardennes forest.

Commercial activities

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Marbehan counts a number of different stores and two factories. One of them called Lambiotte S.A. produce chemicals and the other one called Trabelbo S.A. is an industrial carpentry.

Transport

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The village has a railway station on the line IC 162 Brussels-Luxembourg of the SNCB network. Marbehan is also served by many buses from the TEC. The E411 highway nearest exit is a mere two kilometers from the village.

Education

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There are two primary and maternal schools in the village.

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References

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  1. ^ Research in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Netherlands, Springer Netherlands, 2012. 532.

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