The constituency Esch-sur-Alzette elected members to
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's national
legislature
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, the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
, from 1848 until its abolition in 1919. It was coterminous with the
canton of
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies ...
, in the south of the country.
After its abolition, it was replaced by
Sud, which also included the canton of
Capellen
Capellen ( lb, Cap/Capellen ) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the ...
.
Members elected to represent Esch-sur-Alzette include
Dominique Brasseur
Dominique Alexis Brasseur-Brasseur (14 June 1833 – 17 October 1906) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. He served as Mayor of Luxembourg City between 1891 and 1894.
Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, Athénée, graduat ...
(1866–90),
Xavier Brasseur
François Xavier Brasseur (19 October 1865 – 4 July 1912) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist.
Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, graduating in 1884. Afterwards, he studied law, graduating on 17 June 1890, and began pra ...
(1902–12), and
Léon Metz
Charles-Léon Metz (1 November 1842 – 25 June 1928) was a Luxembourgish politician and industrialist. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for forty-three years (1875–1918), and served as Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette from 1906 to 1909.
T ...
(1875–1918).
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