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Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-Uelzecht
The town seen from the Gaalgebierg park.
The town seen from the Gaalgebierg park.
Coat of arms of Esch-sur-Alzette
Coat of arms
Map showing, in orange, the Esch-sur-Alzette commune
Map showing, in orange, the Esch-sur-Alzette commune
Country  Luxembourg
Canton Esch-sur-Alzette
Commune Esch-sur-Alzette
City 1906
Area
 • Total 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation
426 m (1,398 ft)
Lowest elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 34,378
 • Density 2,387/km2 (6,183/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU2 LU00010004
Website Official website: http://www.esch.lu/

Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourgish: [Esch-Uelzecht] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: Esch-an-der-Alzette or Esch-an-der-Alzig, French: Esch-sur-Alzette) is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Esch-sur-Alzette.

The town is usually referred to just as Esch, but there is also a village and commune further north, in the Wiltz canton, named Esch-sur-Sûre from which to distinguish it.

History

For a long time Esch-sur-Alzette was a small farming village in the valley of the Alzette river. This changed when important amounts of iron ore were found in the area in the 1850s. With the development of the mines and the steel industry the town's population multiplied tenfold in a couple of decades.

On 29 May 1906, Esch-sur-Alzette was promoted to city.

Geography

Esch-sur-Alzette is in the south-west of the country, on the border with France. It is the capital of the Red Lands region.

The commune is in the valley of the Alzette river, a right tributary of the Sauer river and which flows through the town, and has an area of 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi). The altitude is 279–426 m (915–1,398 ft) high. At the city hall, the altitude is 287 m (942 ft) high.

Esch-sur-Alzette is surrounded by six communes of Luxembourg: Mondercange to the north, Schifflange to the northeast, Kayl to the east, Rumelange to the southeast and Sanem to the northwest. To the southwest, the commune borders the Audun-le-Tiche commune in the Moselle department of France; and to the west Russange also in the Moselle department.

Population

There were 34,378 persons living in the commune in 2017, for a population density of 2,387.4 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Esch-sur-Alzette

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Panorama of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Panoramic view of Esch-sur-Alzette

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