Canton of Remich

Canton of Remich
Kanton Réimech
Canton
Coat of arms of Canton of Remich
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°30′N 6°18′E / 49.500°N 6.300°E / 49.500; 6.300
CountryLuxembourg
Legislative constituencyEst
LAU 1LU00012
CapitalRemich
Communes
(cities in bold)		Bous
Dalheim
Lenningen
Mondorf-les-Bains
Remich
Schengen
Stadtbredimus
Waldbredimus
Area
 • Total127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
 • Rank11th of 12
Highest elevation
(12th of 12)
368 m (1,207 ft)
Lowest elevation
(2nd of 12)
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total24,827
 • Rank7th of 12
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
  • Rank4th of 12

Remich (Luxembourgish: Réimech) is a canton in the southeast of Luxembourg. Its capital is Remich.

History

On 1 January 2012, the communes of Burmerange and Wellenstein were merged with the commune of Schengen.

Geography

With an area of 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi), and a population (2017) of 21,987, the Remich canton has a population density of 171.9 inhabitants/km².

The canton has the Grevenmacher canton to the northeast, the Esch-sur-Alzette canton to the west and the Luxembourg canton to the northwest. The canton of Remich borders, to the east, with two districts of Germanyː Trier-Saarburg and Merzig-Wadern, and to the south with the Moselle department in France.

In the Schengen commune is the point where three countries meetː Luxembourg, France and Germany.

Communes

The Remich canton has 8 communes (2016 population).

  1. Bous (1,553)
  2. Dalheim (2,148)
  3. Lenningen (1,886)
  4. Mondorf-les-Bains (4,999)
  5. Remich (3,632)
  6. Schengen (4,805)
  7. Stadtbredimus (1,866)
  8. Waldbredimus (1,098)

References

  1. ↑ "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

Other websites

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