Luxembourg (Belgium) Explained

Province of Luxembourg
Native Name Lang:fr
Other Name:Luxemburg
Settlement Type:Province of Belgium
Flag Size:120x80px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Seat Type:Capital
Leader Title:Governor
Area Total Km2:4459
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:295,146
Population As Of:1 January 2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[3]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€7.887 billion (2021)
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec2:0.904[4]
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Iso Code:BE-WLX
Image Blank Emblem:Luxembourg (Belgium) 2016.png
Blank Emblem Type:Brandmark
Blank Emblem Size:120px

Luxembourg (French: Luxembourg pronounced as /fr/; Dutch; Flemish: Luxemburg pronounced as /nl/; German: Luxemburg pronounced as /de/; Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerg in Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch pronounced as /ˈlətsəbuəɕ/; Walloon: Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg or West Luxembourg,[5] [6] is the southernmost province of Wallonia within Belgium. It borders the country of Luxembourg to the east, the French departments of Ardennes, Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle to the south and southwest, and the Walloon provinces of Namur and Liège to the north. Its capital and largest city is Arlon, in the south-east of the province, near the border of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

It has an area of, making it the largest Belgian province. With around 295,000 residents as of January 2024, Luxembourg is also the least populated province, with a density of 64/km2, making it a relatively sparsely settled part of a very densely populated region, as well as the lowest density in Belgium. It is significantly larger (71%) than, but has less than half the population of, the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. About eighty percent of the province is part of the densely wooded Ardennes region. The southernmost region of the province is called Gaume or Belgian Lorraine (main city: Virton). The Arelerland, the region around Arlon (coloured red on the map of arrondissements, below) bordering the neighbouring Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has the particularity that many of its residents have historically spoken Luxembourgish, a German dialect alongside of Walloon spoken elsewhere in the province.

The province was separated from the grand-duchy by the Third Partition of Luxembourg, in 1830–31 by the Conference of London dealing with the consequences of the Belgian Revolution of 1830. In 1839, after William I, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, agreed to the terms of the partition and the province was given to the newly created Kingdom of Belgium.

An unofficial flag of the province exists, with the current colours of Luxembourg (red, white, and blue), as well as the province's coat of arms on the foreground.

Subdivisions

Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (French: arrondissements) containing a total of 44 municipalities (French: communes).

Map no.MunicipalityArrondissement
1 Arlon
2 Arlon
3 Arlon
4 Bastogne
5 Bastogne
6 Neufchâteau
7 Neufchâteau
8 Virton
9 Neufchâteau
10 Marche-en-Famenne
11 Marche-en-Famenne
12 Virton
13 Bastogne
14 Virton
15 Bastogne
16 Virton
17 Neufchâteau
18 Marche-en-Famenne
19 Bastogne
20 Marche-en-Famenne
21 Neufchâteau
22 Neufchâteau
23 Neufchâteau
24 Marche-en-Famenne
25 Marche-en-Famenne
26 Arlon
27 Virton
28 Arlon
29 Virton
30 Marche-en-Famenne
31 Neufchâteau
32 Neufchâteau
33 Marche-en-Famenne
34 Virton
35 Bastogne
36 Neufchâteau
37 Virton
38 Neufchâteau
39 Marche-en-Famenne
40 Virton
41 Bastogne
42 Bastogne
43 Virton
44 Neufchâteau

Economy

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was €7.0 billion in 2018, accounting for 1.5% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €21,800 or 72% of the EU27 average in the same year. Luxembourg was the province with the lowest GDP per capita.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: be.STAT. bestat.statbel.fgov.be.
  2. Web site: Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel. statbel.fgov.be.
  3. Web site: EU regions by GDP, Eurostat. 18 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab.
  5. Web site: ARDENNE / BELGIAN LUXEMBOURG – Find 2018 Exhibitors – WTM London. london.wtm.com.
  6. Web site: The Improbable Ales of Belgian Luxembourg. 18 August 2016. DRAFT.
  7. Web site: Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018. Eurostat.