Chiny is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg and the Gaume region. On January 1st, 2004 Chiny had a total population of 4,920 (2,471 males and 2,449 females). The total area is 113.69 km² which gives a population density of 43.27 inhabitants per km².

Chiny is located in the south of the French_speaking region. The municipality is on the boundary between the region of Gaume and the Ardennes.

Six villages are in the municipality of Chiny :

• Chiny
• Izel
• Jamoigne
• Les Bulles
• Suxy
• Termes

The blazon of the municipality is composed of three silver trout with a blue background color.

On a historical perspective, Chiny is an old county and was larger than the current municipality.

External link

• Official web site of the municipality (http://www.chiny.be/)