Redange (canton) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Redange |
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| Canton | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
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| Capital | Redange |
| - coordinates | 49°48′N 5°48′E / 49.800°N 5.800°E |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Area | 267.5 km² (103 sq mi) |
| Population | 18,351 (2017) |
| Density | 69 /km² (179 /sq mi) |
| Canton since | 24 February 1843 |
| Subdivisions | 10 communes |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISO 3166-2 | LU-RD |
| LAU 1 | LU00003 |
Redange (Luxembourgish: Réiden) is a canton in the west of Luxembourg. Its capital is Redange, also called as Redange-sur-Attert.
History
On 1 January 1979, the communes of Arsdorf, Bigonville, Folschette and Perlé were merged to make the new commune of Rambrouch. The number of communes in the canton changed from 13 to 10.
Geography
With an area of 267.5 km2 (103.3 sq mi), and a population (2017) of 18,351, the Redange canton has a population density of 68.6 inhabitants/km².
The canton has the Wiltz canton to the north, the Diekirch canton to the northeast, the Mersh canton to the east and the Capellen canton to the south. The canton of Redange borders, to the west, with two arrondissements of Belgiumː Arlon and Bastogne.
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Bastogne (Belgium) | Wiltz (canton) | Diekirch (canton) | |
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| Arlon (Belgium) | Capellen (canton) |
Communes
The Redange canton has 10 communes (2016 population).
- Beckerich (2,489)
- Ell (1,265)
- Grosbous (1,026)
- Préizerdaul (1,705)
- Rambrouch (4,284)
- Redange (2,795)
- Saeul (780)
- Useldange (1,800)
- Vichten (1,246)
- Wahl (961)
Related pages
Images for kids
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Typical Oesling landscape close do Ferme Misère, commune of Rambrouch, canton of Redange
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Flat Gutland plain near Noerdange (commune of Beckerich), with the snow-capped tops of the Oesling rising on the horizon
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The Vichten mosaic
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See also
In Spanish: Cantón de Redange para niños
