Canton of Capellen

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

Canton of Capellen
Kanton Kapellen
Coat of arms of Canton of Capellen
Coordinates: 49°38′N 6°00′E
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
 (2023)
  Total52,828
  Rank3rd of 12
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
   Rank3rd of 12

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. "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. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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