Bütgenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈbyːtçənˌbax]; French: Butgenbach, French pronunciation: ​[bytʃənbak]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Bütgenbach had a total population of 5,574. The total area is 97.31 km² which gives a population density of 57 inhabitants per km². As part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, the official language in this municipality is German.
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Bütgenbach proper and Elsenborn. It lends its name to a nearby artificial lake.


The municipality is situated in the Ardennes, near to the border with Germany. It is located on a plateau which rises from 400 m to around 800 m above sea level. The town of Bütgenbach itself lies at an altitude of about 500 metres and has approximately 1,000 inhabitants (as per 2005). Elsenborn, another village within this municipality has roughly 2,500 inhabitants.

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