FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Attert is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On January 1st, 2004 Attert had a total population of 4,392 (2,190 males and 2,202 females). The total area is 70.94 kmē which gives a population density of 61.92 inhabitants per kmē.
The municipality of Attert (in Luxemburgian, Atert; 4,802 inhabitants on 1 January 2007, 7,095 ha) is located close to the border with Luxembourg, 10 km north-north-west of Arlon.
The municipality of Attert is made since 1976 of the former municipalities of Attert, Nobressart (Gehaanselchert), Nothomb (Noutem), Thiaumont (Diddebuerg) and Tontelange (Tontel), thus unifying the villages of the valley of Attert for the first time in their history.
The flag is a banner of the municipal arms, symbolizing the valley of Attert and the five former municipalities constituting Attert.