Luxembourg (canton)

Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) is a canton in Luxembourg. Its capital is Luxembourg.

Luxembourg
Canton
Country	Luxembourg
Capital	Luxembourg
- coordinates	49°36′N 6°08′E
Highest point
- elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
Lowest point
- elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Area	238.5 km² (92 sq mi)
Population	179,369 (2017)
Density	752 /km² (1,948 /sq mi)
Canton since	24 February 1843
Subdivisions	11 communes
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2	LU-LU
LAU 1	LU00011
Location of the Luxembourg canton

It is the only canton, other than Mersch, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.

Geography

With an area of 238.5 km² (92.1 sq mi), and a population (2017) of 179,369, the Luxembourg canton has a population density of 752.1 inhabitants/km².

It is bordered on the north by the Mersch and Grevenmacher cantons, on the southeast by the Remich canton, on the southwest by the Esch-sur-Alzette canton, and on the west by the Capellen canton.

Communes

The Luxembourg canton has 11 communes (2017 population)ː

1. Bertrange (7,999)
2. Contern (3,736)
3. Hesperange (15,049)
4. Luxembourg (114,303)
5. Niederanven (6,090)
6. Sandweiler (3,592)
7. Schuttrange (4,028)
8. Steinsel (5,311)
9. Strassen (8,828)
10. Walferdange (8,046)
11. Weiler-la-Tour (2,387)

Related pages

• Cantons of Luxembourg
• Former Districts of Luxembourg
• List of cities in Luxembourg

Gallery

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  The center of Hesperange with the castle and the church

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  Syre river near Schuttrange, Luxembourg

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  Niederanven, Luxembourg: Part of the nature reserve "Aarnescht"

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  Culture house of Niederanven, Luxembourg