Canton of Capellen

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Canton of Capellen

| native_name = {{native name|lb|Kanton Kapellen}}
{{native name|fr|Canton de Capellen}}

| settlement_type = Canton

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| image_map = Canton Capellen in Luxembourg.svg

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| coordinates = {{coord|49|38|N|6|00|E|region:LU_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Luxembourg

| subdivision_type1 = Legislative constituency

| subdivision_name1 = Sud

| subdivision_type2 = LAU 1

| subdivision_name2 = LU00001

| area_total_km2 = 199.2

| area_rank = 9th of 12

| elevation_max_m = 398

| elevation_max_footnotes = (11th of 12)

| elevation_min_m = 242

| elevation_min_footnotes = (12th of 12)

| population_as_of = {{wdib|ps=1|P1082|qual=P585|qo=1|list=p-1|df=y}}

| population_total = {{wdib|P1082|fwd=ALL|noicon=y|list=p-1}}

| population_rank = 3rd of 12

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_rank = 3rd of 12

| parts_type = Communes
(cities in bold)

| parts_style = para

| parts =

| p1 = Dippach
Garnich
Habscht
Käerjeng
Kehlen
Koerich
Kopstal
Mamer
Steinfort

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| image_shield = Armoiries de Septfontaines 1.svg

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Capellen ({{langx|lb|Kapellen}}) is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. It is named after Capellen, which is not a commune but rather a section of the commune of Mamer. It borders Belgium.

Administrative divisions

Capellen Canton consists of the following nine communes:

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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/a110.pdf | title=Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110 | accessdate=2012-01-02 | format=PDF | publisher=Service central de législation | language=fr | archive-date=2013-10-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019082909/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/a110.pdf | url-status=dead }}
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.[http://www.wort.lu/de/lokales/referenden-zu-fusionen-in-den-gemeinden-ja-aus-simmern-boewingen-tuentingen-eschweiler-und-wiltz-5381e91eb9b398870802ae9e wort.lu: "Ja" aus Simmern, Böwingen, Tüntingen, Eschweiler und Wiltz], retrieved 14 February 2015[http://www.wort.lu/de/lokales/fusion-im-eischtal-steht-nichts-mehr-im-weg-ja-zur-gemeng-habscht-545f93fbb9b39887080848f2 wort.lu: "Ja" zur "Gemeng Habscht"], retrieved 14 February 2015

Population

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|y=10685, 15615, 15744, 15933, 16054, 16757, 16025, 17767, 21381, 27148, 31043, 36687, 38329, 40628, 44509, 50094, 50733, |showValues=}}

{{Cite web|title=Population par canton et commune|url=https://statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2022|website=statistiques.public.lu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912150215/http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1 |archive-date=2016-09-12 }}

References

Category:Cantons of Luxembourg