Communes of Luxembourg

Unlike the cantons, which have remained unchanged since their creation, the identity of the communes has not become ingrained within the geographical sensations of the average Luxembourger.

Some government websites also offer English versions[3][4] The communes have no legislative control over matters relating to the national interest, which reside solely with the Chamber of Deputies.

The 12 communes with city status are Diekirch, Differdange, Dudelange, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Ettelbruck, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Remich, Rumelange, Vianden, and Wiltz.

[1] The law regulating their creation and organisation dates to 24 February 1843,[15] which was later enshrined in the Luxembourgish constitution promulgated on 17 October 1868.

Another wave of mergers took place in the 1970s when sparsely-populated areas in the north and west of the country were merged to form Lac de la Haute-Sûre, Rambrouch, and Wincrange.

[14] 2012 saw the creation of Käerjeng, Vallée de l'Ernz and Parc Hosingen from smaller communes, and the merger of Clervaux, Esch-sur-Sûre and Schengen into adjacent ones.

The 100 communes of Luxembourg as of 2023.
The cities of Luxembourg, colored in orange.
This chart shows the gradual expansion and contraction among the communes over time.