Canton of Mersch

Mersch (Luxembourgish: Miersch) is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. Its capital is Mersch.

Canton of Mersch Kanton Miersch
Canton
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°6′E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Centre
LAU 1	LU00004
Capital	Mersch
Communes (cities in bold)	Bissen Colmar-Berg Fischbach Heffingen Helperknapp Larochette Lintgen Lorentzweiler Mersch Nommern
Area
• Total	223.9 km2 (86.4 sq mi)
• Rank	6th of 12
Highest elevation (6th of 12)	436 m (1,430 ft)
Lowest elevation (6th of 12)	201 m (659 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	36,262
• Rank	5th of 12
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Rank	6th of 12

It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.

Geography

With an area of 223.9 km² (86.4 sq mi),^[1] and a population (2017) of 31,351, the Mersch canton has a population density of 140.0 inhabitants/km².^[2]

The canton has the Diekirch canton to the north, the Echternach canton to the east, the Grevenmacher canton to the southeast and the Luxembourg canton to the south. The canton borders, to the west, with the Redange canton.

Communes

The Mersch canton has 11 communes (2016 population).^[2]

1. Bissen (3,021)
2. Boevange-sur-Attert (2,375)
3. Colmar-Berg (2,175)
4. Fischbach (1,195)
5. Heffingen (1,317)
6. Larochette (2,162)
7. Lintgen (2,902)
8. Lorentzweiler (3,896)
9. Mersch (9,195)
10. Nommern (1,393)
11. Tuntange (1,720)

Related pages

• Cantons of Luxembourg
• Districts of Luxembourg (former)
• List of cities in Luxembourg