Canton of Capellen

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.

Canton of Capellen Kanton Kapellen (Luxembourgish) Canton de Capellen (French)
Canton
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°38′N 6°00′E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Sud
LAU 1	LU00001
Communes (cities in bold)	Dippach Garnich Habscht Käerjeng Kehlen Koerich Kopstal Mamer Steinfort
Area
• Total	199.2 km2 (76.9 sq mi)
• Rank	9th 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
• Rank	3rd of 12
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Rank	3rd of 12

Administrative divisions

Capellen Canton consists of the following nine communes:

• Dippach
• Garnich
• Habscht
• Käerjeng
• Kehlen
• Koerich
• Kopstal
• Mamer
• Steinfort

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.