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The 12cantons (French:canton[kɑ̃tɔ̃]ⓘ;German:Kanton[kanˈtoːn]ⓘ;Luxembourgish:Kanton[ˈkɑnton])[a] of theGrand Duchy of Luxembourg are subdivisions at the first level oflocal administrative unit (LAU-1) in theEuropean Union'sNomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics forEurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the threedistricts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 100communes (i.e. municipalities).
Unlikein Switzerland and similarly toFrance, Luxembourgish cantons have no administrative structure of their own—rather, they are used to delimitelectoral constituencies and judicial districts.[1] Until 2015, they also served to delimit Luxembourg's threedistricts.
The origins of the cantons of Luxembourg lie in the decree of 31 August 1795 by theCommittee of Public Safety during theFrench Revolutionary period.[2] This established 37 cantons in theDépartement des Forêts, grouped into 4arrondissements (districts): Bitbourg, Diekirch, Luxembourg, and Neufchâteau.[2] The old feudal territorial divisions were replaced with a system of uniform administrative division into cantons of approximately equal size and population.[3]
The decree of 6 March 1802 reduced the number of cantons in the department to 28.[4]
This situation lasted until 1815, when the Congress of Vienna re-organised Europe's borders. The Duchy of Luxembourg lost its territories east of the Our, the Sauer and the Moselle rivers to Prussia.[2] The subsequent administrative reorganisation divided Luxembourg into 32 cantons, grouped into five arrondissements: Marche, Saint-Hubert, Neufchâteau, Diekirch, and Luxembourg.[2]
By royal decree of 2 January 1832,arrondissements were reduced in size, but their number increased from 5 to 8.[2] They were now named quarters, and later, districts.[2]
The following list gives the names of the cantons in French and Luxembourgish (in that order) which are both official languages of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
| Name Luxembourgish name | Namesake commune | Chamber of Deputies constituency | Coat of arms[5] | Area (km²)(2018)[6] | Population (As of 2025[update])[7] | Population Density Inhabitants/km2 (As of 2025[update])[8] | Highest point | Lowest point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clervaux Klierf | Clervaux | North |  | 342.17 | 21,873 | 63.9 | 560 | 230 |
| Wiltz Wolz | Wiltz | North |  | 264.55 | 19,944 | 75.4 | 537 | 233 |
| Vianden Veianen | Vianden | North |  | 78.52 | 5,744 | 73.2 | 542 | 190 |
| Redange Réiden | Redange | North |  | 267.49 | 21,442 | 80.2 | 554 | 232 |
| Diekirch Dikrech | Diekirch | North |  | 204.51 | 36,240 | 177.2 | 525 | 175 |
| Mersch Mersch | Mersch | Centre |  | 223.90 | 36,736 | 164.1 | 436 | 201 |
| Echternach Iechternach | Echternach | East |  | 185.54 | 20,509 | 110.5 | 414 | 141 |
| Capellen Capellen | Mamer | South |  | 199.21 | 55,513 | 278.7 | 398 | 242 |
| Luxembourg Lëtzebuerg | Luxembourg City | Centre |  | 238.46 | 210,561 | 883 | 429 | 228 |
| Grevenmacher Gréiwemaacher | Grevenmacher | East |  | 211.37 | 33,712 | 159.5 | 411 | 132 |
| Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-Uelzecht | Esch-sur-Alzette | South |  | 242.77 | 195,091 | 803.6 | 435 | 224 |
| Remich Réimech | Remich | East | _coat_of_arms.png) | 127.87 | 24,608 | 192.4 | 368 | 140 |
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