Canton of Clervaux

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Location map of the canton of Clervaux
Basic data
State : Luxembourg
LAU 1: 05
ISO 3166-2 : LU-CL
Administrative headquarters: Clervaux
Surface: 331.75  km²
ranked 1 of 12
Residents: 18,436 (January 1, 2019)
Rank 10 of 12
Population density : 56 inhabitants per km²

Coordinates: 50 ° 3 '  N , 6 ° 0'  E

The canton of Clervaux is the northernmost canton of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . It borders Belgium to the north and west , the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the east and the cantons of Wiltz , Diekirch and Vianden to the south . It is the largest of the 12 cantons in Luxembourg.

Until the abolition of the Luxembourg districts on October 3, 2015, the canton belonged to the Diekirch district .

Administrative division

The canton of Clervaux comprises five municipalities (population as of January 1, 2019).

  1. Clervaux (5340), educated on December 5, 2011
  2. Parc Hosingen (3591), formed on January 1st, 2012
  3. Ulflingen (3201)
  4. Weiswampach (1912)
  5. Wintger (4392)

Individual evidence

  1. STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
  2. From Parliament: The districts are abolished. In: Luxemburger Wort . July 7, 2015, accessed July 3, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Canton of Clervaux  - Collection of images, videos and audio files