Winseler

Winseler (Luxembourgish: Wanseler) is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.

Winseler Wanseler (Luxembourgish)
Commune
Winseler seen from Schëllerfeld
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.9672°N 5.89°E / 49.9672; 5.89
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Wiltz
Government [1]
• Mayor	Romain Schroeder
Area
• Total	30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
• Rank	25th of 100
Highest elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
• Rank	13th of 100
Lowest elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
• Rank	99th of 100
Population  (2024)
• Total	1,534
• Rank	92nd of 100
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Rank	97th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000808
Website	winseler.lu

Administrative organization and population

It is part of the canton of Wiltz.

As of 2024^[update], the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 197.^[2] The (commune) of Winseler has a population of 1116.

Following the last Luxembourg communal elections in 2017, Romain Schroeder was returned as Mayor, and Charles Pauly as Alderman. Other members of the Council include, Roland Esch, Christophe Hansen, Paul Kayser, Fernand Majerus, Marc Schmitz, and Will Toex.^[3]

Other towns within the commune

Other towns within the commune include Berlé, Doncols, Noertrange, Pommerloch, Grummelscheid, Schleif and Sonlez.

Population

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Linguistic background

Like Lasauvage in the south of Luxembourg, Doncols and Sonlez, were formerly known as French-speaking (or, strictly, in their cases, Walloon-speaking) villages.

See also

• Doncols#Historical and linguistic backgrounds