Flaxweiler

Flaxweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈflaksˌvaɪlɐ]; Luxembourgish: Fluessweiler) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher.

Flaxweiler Fluessweiler (Luxembourgish)
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Flaxweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.6653°N 6.3431°E / 49.6653; 6.3431
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Grevenmacher
Government
• Mayor	Paul Ruppert
Area
• Total	30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi)
• Rank	26th of 100
Highest elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
• Rank	63rd of 100
Lowest elevation	208 m (682 ft)
• Rank	28th of 100
Population  (2025)
• Total	2,281
• Rank	78th of 100
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Rank	79th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0001103
Website	flaxweiler.lu

As of 2024^[update], the town of Flaxweiler, which lies in the north-west of the commune, has a population of 593.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Beyren, Gostingen, Niederdonven, and Oberdonven.

Population

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List of former mayors

Name	Start	End
Michel Metzdorf	1806	1810
Pierre Stemper	1810	1812
Jean Nielles	1813	1816
François Strasser	1816	1819
Jean Huberty	1819	1825
Jean Peters (first time)	1825	1830
Michel Pettinger (first time)	1830	1839
Jean Peters (second time)	1840	1848
Michel Pettinger (second time)	1848	1854
Jean-Pierre Huberty	1854	1867
Michel Engel	1867	1876
Antoine Boss	1876	1887
Adolphe Musquar	1889	1895
Jean Molitor	1895	1928
Michel Schritz	1929	1944[note 1]
Jean Sturm	1945	1945
Edouard Steffes	1946	1965
Eugène Kauffmann	1966	1970
Roger Lenert	1970	2005
Théo Weirich	2005	Present[3]

Footnotes

1. Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940 - 1944)