Canton of Remich
Remich (Luxembourgish: Réimech) is a canton in the southeast of Luxembourg. Its capital is Remich.
Canton of Remich
Kanton Réimech | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 49°30′N 6°18′E / 49.500°N 6.300°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Legislative constituency | Est |
| LAU 1 | LU00012 |
| Capital | Remich |
| Communes (cities in bold) | Bous Dalheim Lenningen Mondorf-les-Bains Remich Schengen Stadtbredimus Waldbredimus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th of 12 |
| Highest elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 24,391 |
| • Rank | 7th of 12 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th of 12 |
History
changeOn 1 January 2012, the communes of Burmerange and Wellenstein were merged with the commune of Schengen.[1]
Geography
changeWith an area of 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi),[2] and a population (2017) of 21,987, the Remich canton has a population density of 171.9 inhabitants/km².[3]
The canton has the Grevenmacher canton to the northeast, the Esch-sur-Alzette canton to the west and the Luxembourg canton to the northwest. The canton of Remich borders, to the east, with two districts of Germanyː Trier-Saarburg and Merzig-Wadern, and to the south with the Moselle department in France.
In the Schengen commune is the point where where three countries meetː Luxembourg, France and Germany.
Communes
changeThe Remich canton has 8 communes (2016 population).[3]
- Bous (1,553)
- Dalheim (2,148)
- Lenningen (1,886)
- Mondorf-les-Bains (4,999)
- Remich (3,632)
- Schengen (4,805)
- Stadtbredimus (1,866)
- Waldbredimus (1,098)
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
Other websites
change Media related to Canton of Remich at Wikimedia Commons