Administrative divisions of Luxembourg
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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is divided into cantons, which group the communes (= municipalities). A dozen of the communes have official city status, and one, Luxembourg City, is unofficially further divided into quarters.
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Districts
{{Main|Districts of Luxembourg}}
Luxembourg was divided into three districts until their abolition in October 2015:{{cite web |title=Regionalisation in Luxembourg: municipalities reign, but are merging |url=https://aer.eu/regionalisation_luxembourg/ |website=Assembly of European Regions |access-date=21 November 2024 |date=16 August 2017}}
Cantons
{{Main|Cantons of Luxembourg}}
There are a total of 12 cantons, which were previously a subdivision of the districts but are now the first-level subdivision of Luxembourg:{{cite web |title=Luxembourg's territory |url=https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/territoire-et-climat/territoire.html |website=luxembourg.public.lu |access-date=21 November 2024}}
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- Capellen
- Clervaux
- Diekirch
- Echternach
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Grevenmacher
- Luxembourg
- Mersch
- Redange
- Remich
- Vianden
- Wiltz
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Communes
{{Main|Communes of Luxembourg}}
The communes (municipalities) are the lowest administrative division in Luxembourg. They were first created during the French Revolution. As of 2020, there were 102 communes.
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{{Main|List of cities in Luxembourg}}
12 communes have legal city status. Luxembourg City, the nation's capital, is the largest city in the country.
Quarters of Luxembourg City
{{Main|Quarters of Luxembourg City}}
Below the official administrative level of the commune, Luxembourg City has further unofficial administrative subdivisions, known as quarters. The twenty-four quarters{{cite web |title=Statisiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de Population - 2023 |url=https://www.vdl.lu/sites/default/files/media/document/Etat%20de%20la%20population%202023%20-%20Sommaire.pdf |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=www.vdl.lu |publisher=Ville de Luxembourg |language=fr}} of Luxembourg City are a de facto subdivision without legal basis used to simplify public administration.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Constituencies
There are four electoral constituencies of Luxembourg: Centre, East, North, and South.