Canton of Vianden

Canton of Vianden
Kanton Veianen
Canton
Coat of arms of Canton of Vianden
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°56′N 6°10′E / 49.933°N 6.167°E / 49.933; 6.167
CountryLuxembourg
Legislative constituencyNord
LAU 1LU00009
CapitalVianden
Communes
(cities in bold)		Putscheid
Tandel
Vianden
Area
 • Total78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
 • Rank12th of 12
Highest elevation
(3rd of 12)
542 m (1,778 ft)
Lowest elevation
(5th of 12)
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total5,680
 • Rank12th of 12
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
  • Rank10th of 12

Vianden (Luxembourgish: Veianen) is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. Its capital is Vianden.

History

On 1 January 2006, the communes of Bastendorf (in the Diekirch canton) and Fouhren were merged to form the commune of Tandel.[1]

Geography

Vianden is the smallest canton of Luxembourgh, with an area of 78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi),[2] and a population (2017) of 5,162; it has a population density of 65.8 inhabitants/km².[3]

The canton has the Diekirch canton to the south, southwest and west; and the Clervaux canton to the northwest. To the east, it borders with the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district (Rhineland-Palatinate state), Germany.

Communes

The Vianden canton has 3 communes (2017 population).[3]

  1. Putscheid (1,123)
  2. Tandel (2,031)
  3. Vianden (2,008)

References

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  1. ↑ "Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 25 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 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.