Canton of Esch an der Alzette
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State : | Luxembourg |
LAU 1: | 02 |
ISO 3166-2 : | SYPHILIS |
Administrative headquarters: | Esch on the Alzette |
Surface: | 242.77 km² ranked 4 of 12 |
Residents: | 180.275 (January 1, 2019) Rank 2 of 12 |
Population density : | 743 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 0' E
The canton of Esch an der Alzette is the southernmost and, after the canton of Luxembourg, the most populous canton of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . It borders in the north on the cantons of Capellen and Luxembourg , in the east on the canton Remich , in the south on the French region of Lorraine and in the west on the Belgian province of Luxembourg .
Until the abolition of the Luxembourg districts on October 3, 2015, the canton was part of the Luxembourg district .
Administrative division
The canton of Esch an der Alzette comprises 14 municipalities (population as of January 1, 2019).
- Bettembourg (11,197)
- Differdange (26,796)
- Dudelange (21,087)
- Esch on the Alzette (35.382)
- Frisingen (4682)
- Kayl (9315)
- Leudelange (2668)
- Monnerich (6959)
- Petingen (19.154)
- Reckingen / Mess (2511)
- Roeser (6459)
- Rumelingen (5608)
- Sassenheim (17,277)
- Schifflingen (11,180)
Individual evidence
- ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
- ↑ From Parliament: The districts are abolished. In: Luxemburger Wort . July 7, 2015, accessed July 3, 2019 .
Web links
Commons : Canton Esch an der Alzette - collection of images, videos and audio files