Lac de la Haute-Sûre
| Lac de la Haute-Sûre Lac de la Haute-Sûre | ||
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| Commune | ||
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 Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | ||
| Country |
 Luxembourg | |
| District | Diekirch | |
| Canton | Wiltz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | René Michels | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 9 of 105 | |
| Highest elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) | |
| • Rank | 7th of 105 | |
| Lowest elevation | 284 m (932 ft) | |
| • Rank | 89th of 105 | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 1,647 | |
| • Rank | 79th of 105 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 103rd of 105 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| LAU 2 | LU00005007 | |
| Website | lac-haute-sure.lu | |
Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Stauséigemeng), (German: Stauseegemeinde) 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.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
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