Canton of Capellen

Canton of Capellen
Kanton Kapellen
Coat of arms of Canton of Capellen
Coordinates: 49°38′N 6°00′E / 49.633°N 6.000°E / 49.633; 6.000
CountryLuxembourg
Legislative constituencySud
LAU 1LU00001
CapitalCapellen
Communes
(cities in bold)
Dippach
Garnich
Habscht
Käerjeng
Kehlen
Koerich
Kopstal
Mamer
Steinfort
Area
 • Total199.2 km2 (76.9 sq mi)
 • Rank9th of 12
Highest elevation
(11th of 12)
398 m (1,306 ft)
Lowest elevation
(12th of 12)
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total54,352
 • Rank3rd of 12
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
  • Rank3rd of 12

Capellen (Luxembourgish: Capellen) is a canton in Luxembourg. Its capital is Capellen.

History

On 1 January 2012, the communes of Bascharage and Clemency were combined to make the new commune of Käerjeng.[1]

Geography

With an area of 199.2 km2 (76.9 sq mi),[2] and a population (2017) of 47,209, the Capellen canton has a population density of 237.0 inhabitants/km².[3]

The canton has the Redange canton to the north, the Mersch canton to northeast, the Luxembourg canton to the east and the Esch-sur-Alzette canton to the south. The canton borders, to the west, the arrondissement of Arlon in Belgium.

Communes

The Capellen canton consists of the following 10 communes (2017 population).[3]

  1. Dippach (4,178)
  2. Garnich (2,099)
  3. Hobscheid (3,518)
  4. Käerjeng (10,232)), formed January 1, 2012 from:[1]
  5. Kehlen (5,903)
  6. Koerich (2,528)
  7. Kopstal (3,673)
  8. Mamer (9,185)
  9. Septfontaines (812)
  10. Steinfort (5,081)

References

  1. 1 2 "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.