Lac de la Haute-Sûre
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This article is about the commune. For the reservoir within the commune, see Upper Sûre Lake.
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| District | Diekirch | |||
| Canton | Wiltz | |||
| LAU 2 | LU00005007 | |||
| Geography | ||||
| Area Area rank |
48.50 km² 6th of 116 |
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| Highest point Highest point rank |
537 m =8th of 116 |
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| Lowest point Lowest point rank |
284 m 95th of 116 |
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| Population | ||||
| Population (2005) Population rank |
1,454 74th of 116 |
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| Density (2005) Density rank |
29.98 /km² 112nd of 116 |
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| List of communes of Luxembourg | ||||
Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Stauséigemeng or Lac de la Haute-Sûre) is a commune in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. The commune is named after the reservoir of the upper Sauer river. The commune's administrative centre is Bavigne.
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]
Towns within the commune include Bavigne, Harlange, Mecher, Kaundorf, Nothum, and Tarchamps.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French) Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.
| Communes of Wiltz | |
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| Boulaide | Esch-sur-Sûre | Eschweiler | Goesdorf | Heiderscheid | Kiischpelt | Lac de la Haute-Sûre | Neunhausen | Wiltz | Winseler | |
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