Houffalize is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On January 1, 2005 Houffalize had a total population of 4,688. The total area is 166.58 km² which gives a population density of 28.14 inhabitants per km². During WWII, Generals Montgomery and Patton met up in this town, Montgomery from the north and General Patton from the south, in a counter-attack against the German forces remaing in the area. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...