Canton of Grevenmacher

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Canton of Grevenmacher
Kanton Gréiwemaacher
Canton
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Coat of arms
Canton Grevenmacher in Luxembourg.svg
Coordinates: 49°36′N6°24′E / 49.600°N 6.400°E / 49.600; 6.400
Country Luxembourg
Legislative constituency Est
LAU 1 LU00011
Capital Grevenmacher
Communes
(cities in bold)		 Betzdorf
Biwer
Flaxweiler
Grevenmacher
Junglinster
Manternach
Mertert
Wormeldange
Area
 • Total211.4 km2 (81.6 sq mi)
 • Rank 7th of 12
Highest elevation
(10th of 12)
411 m (1,348 ft)
Lowest elevation
(1st of 12)
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total32,524
 • Rank 6th of 12
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
  • Rank 7th of 12

Grevenmacher is a canton in the east of Luxembourg. Its capital is Grevenmacher, a commune with town status. The canton's name derives from its principal municipality. Neither the canton, town, or commune of Grevenmacher should be confused with the former district of Grevenmacher, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015.

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Administrative divisions

Grevenmacher Canton consists of the following eight communes:

Mergers

Population

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References

  1. ↑ "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 15 August 2006.
  2. ↑ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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