Groussbus-Wal

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Groussbus-Wal
Grosbous Luxembourg Town hall 2013-08.JPG
Town hall of Grosbous
Coat of arms grosbous luxbrg.png
Map Groussbus-Wal.png
Map of Luxembourg with Groussbus-Wal highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°50′25″N5°55′55″E / 49.8403°N 5.9319°E / 49.8403; 5.9319
Country Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Canton Redange
  Rank 58th of 100
Highest elevation
523 m (1,716 ft)
  Rank 12th of 100
Lowest elevation
301 m (988 ft)
  Rank 93rd of 100
Population
 (2023)
  Total1,134
  Rank 100th of 100
   Rank 89th of 100
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Groussbus-Wal is a commune in northwestern Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. It was established on 1 September 2023 with merger of the communes of Grosbous and Wahl. The town of Grosbous, which lies in the south of its former namesake commune, is the main town. Other towns within the commune include Wahl, Dellen, Buschrodt and Grevels.

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History

Starting in early 2019, Grosbous had intense discussions with its neighbour, the Commune of Wahl, concerning a fusion of the two communes. An important step in this process was the referendum of 27 June 2021, when the inhabitants of both communes expressed their opinion about the project of merging the two communes. The majority of voters in both communes supported the fusion, [1] which took place in September 2023, after the next municipal elections in June 2023. [2]

Geography

Populated places

The commune consists of the following localities. The communal seat is shown in bold:

Notes
  1. Considered as the smallest populated place in the nation of Luxembourg.

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References

  1. "Grosbous and Wahl: Majority of citizens in both towns vote in favour of fusion". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. "Loi du 3 mars 2023 portant fusion des communes de Grosbous et de Wahl". legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 28 August 2023.