Gare, Luxembourg Explained

Gare
Native Name Lang:lb
Settlement Type:Quarter
Mapsize:175px
Map Alt:Map of Luxembourg City, with Gare highlighted
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:Commune
Subdivision Name1:Luxembourg City
Unit Pref:metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.0526
Population As Of:31 December 2022
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:11895
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Nationality
Demographics1 Title1:Luxembourgish
Demographics1 Title2:Other
Demographics1 Info1:16.02%
Demographics1 Info2:83.98%

Gare is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The quarter has, since 1859, been the location of Luxembourg's principal railway station and terminus, Luxembourg station, around which it subsequently developed. The quarter's name translates into English, from the French Gare, to "station".

Geographically, the quarter is situated on the Bourbon plateau, and is separated from the Ville Haute quarter, heart of Luxembourg's ancient fortifications, by a steep valley where the PĂ©trusse joins the Alzette river in the Grund quarter. The valley was first spanned by the Passerelle viaduct, opened in 1859.

Following the 1867 Treaty of London, which ordered the dismantling of Luxembourg's fortifications, the quarter expanded rapidly, notably with the construction of the Adolphe Bridge, opened in 1903, and connected to the station by the grand Avenue de la Liberté.

, the quarter has a population of 11,895 inhabitants.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gare. www.vdl.lu. Ville de Luxembourg. 29 January 2019. fr.
  2. Web site: Statistiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de Population - 2022. www.vdl.lu. Ville de Luxembourg. 14 January 2024. fr.