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Redange

Réiden
Saint-Victor church, Redange.
Saint-Victor church, Redange.
Coat of arms of Redange
Coat of arms
Map showing, in orange, the Redange commune
Map showing, in orange, the Redange commune
Country  Luxembourg
Canton Redange
Commune Redange
Area
 • Total 31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Lowest elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 2,795
 • Density 87.62/km2 (226.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU2 LU00003006
Website Official website: http://www.redange.lu/

Redange or Redange-sur-Attert (Luxembourgish: [Réiden] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: Redingen) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg, near the border with Belgium. It is the capital of the canton of Redange.

Geography

Redange is in the valley on the Attert river, a tributary of the Alzette. It is on the border of the two natural regions of Luxembourgː the Oesling to the north and the Gutland.

The area of the commune is 31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi). The altitude is 253–493 m (830–1,617 ft) high. The altitude at the church is 286 m (938 ft) high.

Redange is surrounded by five communes of Luxembourg, all of them part of the Redange cantonː Rambrouch, Préizerdaul, Useldange, Beckerich and Ell.

Population

There were 2,795 persons living in the commune in 2017, for a population density of 87.6 inhabitants/km².

Other towns within the commune are Lannen, Nagem, Niederpallen, Ospern and Reichlange.

Evolution of the population in Redange

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