Esch-sur-Sûre

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Esch-sur-Sûre
Esch-Sauer
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Esch-sur-Sûre
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Map of Luxembourg with Esch-sur-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°54′40″N5°56′05″E / 49.911°N 5.93467°E / 49.911; 5.93467
Country Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Canton Wiltz
Government
  Mayor Laurent Hilger
Area
  Total
51.26 km2 (19.79 sq mi)
  Rank 8th of 100
Highest elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
  Rank 10th of 100
Lowest elevation
238 m (781 ft)
  Rank 46th of 100
Population
 (2024)
  Total
3,188
  Rank 56th of 100
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
   Rank 91st of 100
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU0000802
Website esch-sur-sure.lu

Esch-sur-Sûre (French pronunciation: [ɛʃsyʁsyʁ] , lit.'Esch on Sûre '; Luxembourgish : Esch-Sauer, pronounced [ˌæʃˈzɑʊɐ] ; German : Esch-Sauer, pronounced [ˌɛʃˈzaʊɐ] ) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of Wiltz. At one point it was the second smallest commune by area in Luxembourg (after Remich), until Neunhausen and Heiderscheid were merged into it in 2011. [1]

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As of 2023, the town of Esch-sur-Sûre, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 402. [2]

Esch-sur-Sûre is situated by the river Sauer, just east and downstream of the artificial Upper Sauer Lake . The town's prominent 10th Century castle, and the main part of the town below, sit on a spur of a land within a sharp meander of the river.

The suffix to its name distinguishes Esch-sur-Sûre from the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is often known just as Esch.

Immediately above the town, the river has been dammed to form a hydroelectric reservoir extending some 6 miles (10 km) up the valley. The Upper Sauer dam was built in the 1960s to meet the country's drinking water needs.

Esch-sur-Sure dam and reservoir Staumauer Esch - Sauer - panoramio.jpg
Esch-sur-Sûre dam and reservoir

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Population

[3]

References

  1. "Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen". Legilux. Government of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  3. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.