Canton of Clervaux

Canton of Clervaux

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Canton of Clervaux Kanton Klierf
Canton
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 50°4′N 6°2′E / 50.067°N 6.033°E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Nord
LAU 1	LU00005
Communes ; ( cities in bold)	Clervaux ; Parc Hosingen ; Troisvierges ; Weiswampach ; Wincrange
Area
? Total	342.2 km 2 (132.1 sq mi)
? Rank	1st of 12
Highest elevation ( 1st of 12 )	559 m (1,834 ft)
Lowest elevation ( 9th of 12 )	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2024)
? Total	21,214
? Rank	10th of 12
? Density	62/km 2 (160/sq mi)
? Rank	12th of 12

Clervaux is the largest , northernmost, highest and least densely populated canton of Luxembourg . It makes up a large part of the Eislek region. It borders Belgium & Germany .

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Clerveaux Canton consists of the following five communes :

On 1 January 1978 the former communes of Asselborn , Boevange , Hachiville , and Oberwampach (all from Clervaux Canton) were merged to create the commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. ^[1]
On 29 May 2009 the former communes of Heinerscheid and Munshausen (both from Clervaux Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Clervaux. The law expanding Clervaux was passed on 24 May 2011. ^[2] ^[3]
On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Consthum and Hosingen (both from Clervaux Canton) and Hoscheid (formerly part of Diekirch Canton ) were merged to create the commune of Parc Hosingen. The law creating Parc Hosingen was passed on 24 May 2011. ^[4]

^ "Memorial A, 1977, No. 70" (PDF) (in French). Service central de legislation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-04-26 . Retrieved 2006-08-11 .
^ "Memorial A, 2009, No. 125" (PDF) (in French). Service central de legislation . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Fusion des communes de Clervaux, Heinerscheid et Munshausen" . Legilux . Government of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015 . Retrieved 13 June 2015 .
^ "Memorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de legislation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19 . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Population par canton et commune" . statistiques.public.lu . Archived from the original on 2016-09-12 . Retrieved 11 January 2022 .

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