Tellin

This article is about the place in Belgium. For the shellfish, see Tellina.

Tellin
Municipality
{{#property:P94}} Coat of arms
Tellin Location in Belgium
Location of Tellin in Luxembourg province
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Luxembourg
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Government
• Mayor	Françoise Boeve
• Governing party/ies	VE, EDA
Area
• Total	56.64 km2 (21.87 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	2,478
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal codes	6927
Area codes	084
Website	(French) www.tellin.be

Tellin is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg, in the Ardennes. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.64 km², had 2,386 inhabitants, giving a population density of 42.1 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Tellin proper, Bure, Grupont, and Resteigne.

Sights

The Bell and Carillon Museum is housed in a former stagecoach inn. The museum shows the history of the foundry, manufacturing, professional secrets and the work of the bell-founders. In addition, there is a unique set of weather-vanes and clocks.

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Tellin

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons