Canton of Capellen

Canton of Capellen
Kanton Kapellen (Luxembourgish)
Canton de Capellen (French)
Canton
Coat of arms of Canton of Capellen
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°38′N 6°00′E / 49.633°N 6.000°E / 49.633; 6.000
CountryLuxembourg
Legislative constituencySud
LAU 1LU00001
Communes
(cities in bold)		Dippach
Garnich
Habscht
Käerjeng
Kehlen
Koerich
Kopstal
Mamer
Steinfort
Area
 • Total
199.2 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
 (2024)
 • Total
54,352
 • Rank3rd of 12
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
  • Rank3rd of 12

Capellen (Luxembourgish: Kapellen) is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. It is named after Capellen, which is not a commune but rather a section of the commune of Mamer. It borders Belgium.

Administrative divisions

Capellen Canton consists of the following nine communes:

Mergers

  • On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Bascharage and Clemency (both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Käerjeng. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.[1]
  • On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Hobscheid and Septfontaines (both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Habscht. The law creating Habscht was passed on 24 December 2017.[2][3]

Population

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References

  1. ^ "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  2. ^ wort.lu: "Ja" aus Simmern, Böwingen, Tüntingen, Eschweiler und Wiltz, retrieved 14 February 2015
  3. ^ wort.lu: "Ja" zur "Gemeng Habscht", retrieved 14 February 2015
  4. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.


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