The 12 cantons ( ; ; ) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are subdivisions at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 100 communes (i.e. municipalities).

Function

Unlike in Switzerland and similarly to France, Luxembourgish cantons have no administrative structure of their own—rather, they are used to delimit electoral constituencies and judicial districts. Until 2015, they also served to delimit Luxembourg's three districts.

History

The origins of the cantons of Luxembourg lie in the decree of 31 August 1795 by the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolutionary period. This established 37 cantons in the Département des Forêts, grouped into 4 arrondissements (districts): Bitbourg, Diekirch, Luxembourg, and Neufchâteau.

The decree of 6 March 1802 reduced the number of cantons in the department to 28.

This situation lasted until 1815, when the Congress of Vienna re-organised Europe's borders. The Duchy of Luxembourg lost its territories east of the Our, the Sauer and the Moselle rivers to Prussia.

!Area<br /> <small>(km²)(2018)</small>

!Population<br /> <small>()</small>

!Population Density <br /> <small>Inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup> ()</small>

!Highest point

!Lowest point

|-

|Clervaux

Klierf

|Clervaux

|North

|Armoiries Clervaux 2|frameless|88x88px

|342.17

|21,873

|63.9

|560

|230

|-

|Wiltz

Wolz

|Wiltz

|North

|Armoiries de Wiltz 1|88x88px

|264.55

|19,944

|75.4

|537

|233

|-

|Vianden

Veianen

|Vianden

|North

|Armoiries de Nassau 2|88x88px

|78.52

|5,744

|73.2

|542

|190

|-

|Redange

Réiden

|Redange

|North

|Coat of arms redange sur attert luxbrg|88x88px

|267.49

|21,442

|80.2

|554

|232

|-

|Diekirch

Dikrech

|Diekirch

|North

|Coat of arms diekirch luxbrg|88x88px

|204.51

|36,240

|177.2

|525

|175

|-

|Mersch

Mersch

|Mersch

|Centre

|Armoiries de Mersch 1|88x88px

|223.90

|36,736

|164.1

|436

|201

|-

|Echternach

Iechternach

|Echternach

|East

|Coat of arms echternach luxbrg|88x88px

|185.54

|20,509

|110.5

|414

|141

|-

|Capellen

Capellen

|Mamer

|South

|Armoiries de Septfontaines 1|88x88px

|199.21

|55,513

|278.7

|398

|242

|-

|Luxembourg

Lëtzebuerg

|Luxembourg City

|Centre

|Coat of arms Luxembourg City|88x88px

|238.46

|210,561

|883

|429

|228

|-

|Grevenmacher

Gréiwemaacher

|Grevenmacher

|East

|Coat of arms grevenmacher luxbrg|88x88px

|211.37

|33,712

|159.5

|411

|132

|-

|Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-Uelzecht

|Esch-sur-Alzette

|South

|Coat of arms esch alzette luxbrg|88x88px

|242.77

|195,091

|803.6

|435

|224

|-

|Remich

Réimech

|Remich

|East

|Remich (canton) coat of arms|97x97px

|127.87

|24,608

|192.4

|368

|140

|}

Maps

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See also

  • :Category:Cantons of Luxembourg
  • ISO 3166-2:LU

Notes

References

nl:Kantons van Luxemburg