Capellen (canton)

Capellen is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. Its capital is Capellen (in the commune of Mamer).

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Canton
Coordinates: 49°38′N 6°00′E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Sud
LAU 1	LU00001
Capital	Capellen
Communes (cities in bold)	Dippach Garnich Habscht Käerjeng Kehlen Koerich Kopstal Mamer Steinfort
Area
• Total	199.21 km^2 (76.92 sq mi)
Area rank	9th of 12
Highest elevation (11th of 12)	398 m (1,306 ft)
Lowest elevation (12th of 12)	242 m (794 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	48,187
• Rank	3rd of 12
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
• Density rank	3rd of 12

Administrative divisions

Capellen Canton consists of the following nine communes:

• Dippach
• Garnich
• Habscht
• Käerjeng
• Kehlen
• Koerich
• Kopstal
• Mamer
• Steinfort

Mergers

• On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Bascharage and Clemency (both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Käerjeng. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.[2]
• On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Hobscheid and Septfontaines (both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Habscht. The law creating Habscht was passed on 24 December 2017.[3][4]

References

1. "Population by canton and municipality 2018". www.statistiques.public.lu. Statistics portal of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
2. "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
3. wort.lu: "Ja" aus Simmern, Böwingen, Tüntingen, Eschweiler und Wiltz, abgerufen am 14. Februar 2015
4. wort.lu: "Ja" zur „Gemeng Habscht“, abgerufen am 14. Februar 2015