Winseler

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Winseler

| native_name = {{native name|lb|Wanseler}}

| native_name_lang = lb

| settlement_type = Commune

| image_skyline = Winseler BRW.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Winseler seen from Schëllerfeld

| image_shield = Coat of arms winseler luxbrg.png

| shield_alt =

| shield_size = 100x80px

| image_map = Winseler map.svg

| map_alt =

| mapsize = 200px

| map_caption = Map of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

| coordinates = {{coord|3=region:LU_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}

| coor_pinpoint =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| subdivision_type1 = Canton

| subdivision_name1 = Wiltz

| established_title =

| established_date =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Romain Schroeder

| leader_party =

| government_footnotes = {{cite web |title=WINSELER - Syvicol |url=https://www.syvicol.lu/annuaires-des-communes-et-des-syndicats/annuaire-des-communes/fiche/wiltz/winseler |website=www.syvicol.lu |access-date=3 April 2019}}

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = {{Luxembourg commune area|LAU2=0808}}

| area_rank = {{Luxembourg commune area rank|LAU2=0808}} of 100

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m = {{Luxembourg commune high|LAU2=0808}}

| elevation_max_rank = {{Luxembourg commune high rank|LAU2=0808}} of 100

| elevation_min_m = {{Luxembourg commune low|LAU2=0808}}

| elevation_min_rank = {{Luxembourg commune low rank|LAU2=0808}} of 100

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = {{Luxembourg commune population|LAU2=0808}}

| population_as_of = {{Luxembourg communes statistics year}}

| population_rank = {{Luxembourg commune population rank|LAU2=0808}} of 100

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_rank = {{Luxembourg commune density rank|LAU2=0808}} of 100

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = LAU 2

| blank_info_sec1 = LU0000808

| website = [http://www.winseler.lu winseler.lu]

| footnotes =

}}

Winseler ({{Langx|lb|Wanseler}}) is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.

Administrative organization and population

It is part of the canton of Wiltz.

{{As of|2024}}, the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 197.{{Cite web |url=https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-personnes-physiques-rnpp-population-par-localite-population-per-locality/ |title=Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité |date=2024-01-07 |website=data.public.lu}} The (commune) of Winseler has a population of 1116.

Following the last Luxembourg communal elections in 2017, Romain Schroeder was returned as Mayor, and Charles Pauly as Alderman. Other members of the Council include, Roland Esch, Christophe Hansen, Paul Kayser, Fernand Majerus, Marc Schmitz, and Will Toex.{{cite web |title=Conseil communal - Administration - Commune de Winseler - Grand-Duché de Luxembourg |url=http://www.winseler.lu/administration/conseil_communal.php |website=www.winseler.lu |access-date=3 April 2019}}

Other towns within the commune

Other towns within the commune include Berlé, Doncols, Noertrange, Pommerloch, Grummelscheid, Schleif and Sonlez.

Population

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|y=745, 1137, 990, 994, 911, 913, 786, 643, 593, 601, 638, 744, 1016, 1116, 1140, 1365, 1403, |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|access-date=11 January 2022|website=statistiques.public.lu}}

=Linguistic background=

Like Lasauvage in the south of Luxembourg, Doncols and Sonlez, were formerly known as French-speaking (or, strictly, in their cases, Walloon-speaking) villages.