Canton of Capellen | |
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Coordinates: 49°38′N6°00′E / 49.633°N 6.000°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Legislative constituency | Sud |
LAU 1 | LU00001 |
Communes (cities in bold) | Dippach Garnich Habscht Käerjeng Kehlen Koerich Kopstal Mamer Steinfort |
Area | |
• Total | 199.2 km2 (76.9 sq mi) |
• Rank | 9th of 12 |
Highest elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 54,352 |
• Rank | 3rd of 12 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd of 12 |
Capellen (Luxembourgish : Kapellen) is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. It is named after Capellen, which is not a commune but rather a section of the commune of Mamer. It borders Belgium.
Capellen Canton consists of the following nine communes:
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The District of Luxembourg was one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contained four cantons, divided into 44 communes:
The 12 cantons of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are subdivisions at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 100 communes.
Clemency is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.
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