Canton of Luxembourg explained

Canton of Luxembourg
Settlement Type:Canton
Coordinates:49.6°N 12°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:Legislative constituency
Subdivision Name1:Centre
Subdivision Type2:LAU 1
Subdivision Name2:LU00003
Area Total Km2:238.5
Area Rank:5th of 12
Elevation Max M:429
Elevation Max Footnotes:(8th of 12)
Elevation Min M:228
Elevation Min Footnotes:(8th of 12)
Population Rank:1st of 12
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Rank:1st of 12
Parts Type:Communes
(cities in bold)
Parts Style:para
P1:Bertrange
Contern
Hesperange
Luxembourg
Niederanven
Sandweiler
Schuttrange
Steinsel
Strassen
Walferdange
Weiler-la-Tour

Luxembourg (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerg) is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg (more commonly known as Luxembourg City). It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015.

It is the only canton, other than Mersch, that is entirely surrounded by other cantons and, therefore, has no international boundary.

Administrative divisions

Luxembourg Canton consists of the following eleven communes:

Mergers

Population

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Notes and References

  1. /Web site: Mémorial A, 1920, No. 23 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080410010438/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1920/0232703/0232703.pdf . dead . 10 April 2008 . 21 December 2006 . Service central de législation . de .
  2. Web site: Mémorial A, 1920, No. 46 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080410010848/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1920/0463006/0463006.pdf . dead . 2008-04-10 . 2006-12-21 . Service central de législation .
  3. Web site: Population par canton et commune. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu.