Canton of Luxembourg

Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg (more commonly known as Luxembourg City). It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015.

Canton of Luxembourg Kanton Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish) Kanton Luxemburg (German) Canton de Luxembourg (French)
Canton
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°36′N 6°6′E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Centre
LAU 1	LU00003
Communes (cities in bold)	Bertrange Contern Hesperange Luxembourg Niederanven Sandweiler Schuttrange Steinsel Strassen Walferdange Weiler-la-Tour
Area
• Total	238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi)
• Rank	5th of 12
Highest elevation (8th of 12)	429 m (1,407 ft)
Lowest elevation (8th of 12)	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	204,358
• Rank	1st of 12
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Rank	1st of 12

It is the only canton, other than Mersch, that is entirely surrounded by other cantons and, therefore, has no international boundary.

Administrative divisions

Luxembourg Canton consists of the following eleven communes:

• Bertrange
• Contern
• Hesperange
• Luxembourg
• Niederanven
• Sandweiler
• Schuttrange
• Steinsel
• Strassen
• Walferdange
• Weiler-la-Tour

Mergers

• On 26 March 1920 the former communes of Hamm, Hollerich and Rollingergrund (all from Luxembourg Canton) were merged into the commune of Luxembourg.^[1]
• On 1 July 1920 the former commune of Eich (from Luxembourg Canton) was merged into the commune of Luxembourg.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1821 23,953 —     1851 35,194 +46.9% 1871 39,755 +13.0% 1880 43,499 +9.4% 1890 45,397 +4.4% 1900 52,062 +14.7% 1910 57,828 +11.1% 1922 59,740 +3.3% 1930 67,907 +13.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1947 76,900 +13.2% 1960 89,492 +16.4% 1970 101,654 +13.6% 1981 114,225 +12.4% 1991 117,471 +2.8% 2001 125,019 +6.4% 2011 151,592 +21.3% 2021 197,932 +30.6%
Source: Le Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg