The commune of Libramont Chevigny (about 10.000 inhabitants) is situated in an area rich in forest and uplands, ideal for hunting and cross-country skiings in the region of Ardennes. The town, built in 1858 with the installation of a railway system, has officially born in 1900 becoming an administrative centre.
More recently, a fusion was made with the ancient Ban de Chevigny, from which the city takes its name. Chevigny represented, till the French Revolution, a large fiscal rule under the service of Lothaire II, in the 9th century, of the Countess Richilde de Hainant, in the 11th century, and of the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, after 1071.
In spite of this prestigious past, the city didn't preserve clear historical evidences of it. Thanks to its position on crossroads of important lines of communications, Libramont Chevigny is prevalently a trading and administrative centre equipped with modern infrastructures.
It is, moreover, an important medical and technical-professional formation centre and also a magnet for the central region of ArdennesIn the last weekend of July, Libramont Chevigny houses an important agricultural and forestal fair, which welcomes more than 130,000 visitors.
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