Lac de la Haute-Sûre

Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Stauséigemeng), (German: Stauseegemeinde) is a commune, in the canton of Wiltz in north-western Luxembourg. The commune is named after the Upper Sûre Lake, a reservoir on the upper Sauer river. The commune's administrative centre is Bavigne.

This article is about the commune. For the reservoir within the commune, see Upper Sûre Lake.
Lac de la Haute-Sûre

Stauséigemeng
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.9°N 5.8667°E / 49.9; 5.8667
Country Luxembourg
CantonWiltz
Area
 • Total48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Area rank10th of 102
Highest elevation
537 m (1,762 ft)
 • Rank7th of 102
Lowest elevation
284 m (932 ft)
 • Rank86th of 102
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,912
 • Rank77th of 102
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Density rank99th of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000806
Websitelac-haute-sure.lu

Lac de la Haute-Sûre was formed on 1 January 1979 from the former communes of Harlange and Mecher, both in Wiltz canton. The law creating Lac de la Haute-Sûre was passed on 23 December 1978.[1]

The Upper Sûre Lake, after which the commune is named

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

References
  1. "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 11 August 2006.


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