Canton of Luxembourg

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Canton in Centre, Luxembourg

Canton of Luxembourg Coat of arms

Coordinates: 49°36′N 6°6′E / 49.600°N 6.100°E / 49.600; 6.100
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Centre
LAU 1	LU00003
Communes (cities in bold)	Bertrange Contern Hesperange Luxembourg Niederanven Sandweiler Schuttrange Steinsel Strassen Walferdange Weiler-la-Tour
Area
• Total	238.5 km² (92.1 sq mi)
• Rank	5th of 12
Highest elevation (8th of 12)	429 m (1,407 ft)
Lowest elevation (8th of 12)	228 m (748 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	204,358
• Rank	1st of 12
• Density	860/km² (2,200/sq mi)
• Rank	1st of 12

Luxembourg 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

On 26 March 1920 the former communes of Hamm, Hollerich and Rollingergrund (all from Luxembourg Canton) were merged into the commune of Luxembourg.^[1]
On 1 July 1920 the former commune of Eich (from Luxembourg Canton) was merged into the commune of Luxembourg.^[2]

Population

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References

^ (in French)/"Mémorial A, 1920, No. 23" (PDF) (in German). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1920, No. 46" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.