Cantons of Luxembourg facts for kids
The 12 cantons (French: cantons, German: Kantone, Luxembourgish: Kantonen) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are areas of local government. They are subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 106 communes.
The cantons were created, together with the districts, on 24 February 1843.
List of cantons
| # | Canton | Capital | District | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Density (inhab./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capellen | Capellen | Luxembourg | 47,209 | 199.21 | 237.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Clervaux | Clervaux | Diekirch | 17,631 | 331.75 | 53.1 | 5 |
| 3 | Diekirch | Diekirch | Diekirch | 32,244 | 214.93 | 150.0 | 10 |
| 4 | Echternach | Echternach | Grevenmacher | 18,702 | 185.54 | 100.8 | 8 |
| 5 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | 172,687 | 242.77 | 711.3 | 14 |
| 6 | Grevenmacher | Grevenmacher | Grevenmacher | 29,525 | 211.37 | 139.7 | 8 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 179,369 | 238.46 | 752.2 | 11 |
| 8 | Mersch | Mersch | Luxembourg | 31,351 | 223.90 | 140.0 | 11 |
| 9 | Redange | Redange | Diekirch | 18,351 | 267.49 | 68.6 | 10 |
| 10 | Remich | Remich | Grevenmacher | 21,987 | 127.87 | 171.9 | 8 |
| 11 | Vianden | Vianden | Diekirch | 5,162 | 78.52 | 65.7 | 3 |
| 12 | Wiltz | Wiltz | Diekirch | 16,449 | 264.55 | 62.2 | 7 |
Related pages
- Districts of Luxembourg
- Communes of Luxembourg
- List of cities in Luxembourg
See also
In Spanish: Cantones de Luxemburgo para niños
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