Canton of Clervaux explained

Canton of Clervaux
Settlement Type:	Canton
Coordinates:	50.0667°N 8°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Luxembourg
Subdivision Type2:	Legislative constituency
Subdivision Name2:	Nord
Subdivision Type3:	LAU 1
Subdivision Name3:	LU00005
Area Total Km2:	342.2
Area Rank:	1st of 12
Elevation Max M:	559
Elevation Max Footnotes:	(1st of 12)
Elevation Min M:	230
Elevation Min Footnotes:	(9th of 12)
Population Rank:	10th of 12
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Density Rank:	12th of 12
Parts Type:	Communes (cities in bold)
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Clervaux Parc Hosingen Troisvierges Weiswampach Wincrange

Clervaux (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Klierf) is the largest, northernmost, highest and least densely populated canton of Luxembourg. It makes up a large part of the Éislek region. It borders Belgium & Germany.

Administrative divisions

Clerveaux Canton consists of the following five communes:

On 1 January 1978 the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach (all from Clervaux Canton) were merged to create the commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977.^[1]
On 29 May 2009 the former communes of Heinerscheid and Munshausen (both from Clervaux Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Clervaux. The law expanding Clervaux was passed on 24 May 2011.^[2] ^[3]
On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Consthum and Hosingen (both from Clervaux Canton) and Hoscheid (formerly part of Diekirch Canton) were merged to create the commune of Parc Hosingen. The law creating Parc Hosingen was passed on 24 May 2011.^[4]

Web site: Mémorial A, 1977, No. 70 . 2006-08-11 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20050426031936/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1977/0700112/0700112.pdf#page=2 . 2005-04-26 . dead .
Web site: Mémorial A, 2009, No. 125 . 2012-01-02 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr.
Web site: Fusion des communes de Clervaux, Heinerscheid et Munshausen . Government of Luxembourg . Legilux . 13 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615025931/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2009/0125/2009A1756A.html . 15 June 2015 . dead .
Web site: Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110 . 2012-01-02 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 2013-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019082909/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/a110.pdf . dead .
Web site: Population par canton et commune. live. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912150215/http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1 . 2016-09-12 .