Clervaux is a

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ente ...

in the north of

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. Its capital is

Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red ...

Administrative divisions

Clerveaux Canton consists of the following five communes: *

Parc Hosingen Parc Hosingen ( lb, Parc Housen) is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. It lies on the border with Germany. It has an area of 70,65 km2 The commune of Parc Hosingen was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes ...

* Troisvierges *

Weiswampach Weiswampach ( or (locally) ) is a commune and small town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. , the town of Weiswampach, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 648. Other towns within the commune include Be ...

* Wincrange

Mergers

* On 1 January 1978 the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach (all from Clervaux Canton) were merged to create the commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. * On 29 May 2009 the former communes of

Heinerscheid Heinerscheid () is a small town in northern Luxembourg, in the commune of Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town ...

and

Munshausen Munshausen ( lb, Munzen) is a village in northern Luxembourg, in the commune of Clervaux. Munshausen was the seat of its own commune until it was merged with Clervaux in 2009. , the village of Munshausen had a population of 172, while the former ...

(both from Clervaux Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Clervaux. The law expanding Clervaux was passed on 24 May 2011. * On 1 January 2012 the former communes of

Consthum Consthum () is a village and a former commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Hoscheid and Hosingen Hosingen () is a small village and former commune in northern Luxembourg. On ...

and Hosingen (both from Clervaux Canton) and Hoscheid (formerly part of Diekirch Canton) were merged to create the commune of Parc Hosingen. The law creating Parc Hosingen was passed on 24 May 2011.

Population

References

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