Luxembourg (French: Luxembourg, Dutch: Luxemburg, German: Luxemburg, Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg, Walloon: Lussimbork) is the southernmost province of Belgium and Wallonia.
Luxembourg Luxembourg (French) | |
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Coordinates: 49°41′N 05°49′E / 49.683°N 5.817°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Capital | Arlon |
Government | |
• Governor | Olivier Schmitz |
Area | |
• Total | 4,459 km2 (1,722 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 291,143 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
HDI (2019) | 0.899 very high · 10th of 11 |
Website | Official site |
The capital is Arlon, in the southeast of the province. The province is also called "Belgian Luxembourg" and should not be confused with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
It borders on (clockwise starting from the east) the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, France in the south, and the Belgian provinces of Namur in the west and Liège in the north. Neither Luxembourg nor neighboring Namur border Flanders.
It has the smallest population of all the Belgian provinces, about 291,000 in 2022. With 4,459 km2 (1,722 sq mi), it is the largest province of Belgium. It is also significantly larger and significantly less populous than the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The main natural regions in the province are Belgian Lorraine in the southern part, the Ardennes in the centre and northern part, and the Famenne and Condroz in the very northwestern part of the province.
With 652 m (2,139 ft), the Baraque de Fraiture in the municipality of Vielsalm is the highest point of the province. Second is the Galata with 589 m (1,932 ft) in the municipality of Saint-Hubert.
The main rivers in the province of Luxembourg are:
The province was separated from the neighbouring Luxembourg by the Third Partition of Luxembourg in 1839, after the Belgian Revolution, and declared to remain a part of Belgium.
During World War I, Luxembourg was occupied by the German Empire.
The Battle of the Bulge, a German counter-attack against the Allied offensive in the Ardennes in the winter of 1944/45, took also place in the province of Luxembourg.
Most of the residents of Luxembourg speak French, but there is a small Luxembourgish-speaking minority, in Arelerland (the eastern part of Belgian Lorraine: Arlon and surroundings), near the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the southeast.
The dialect of Luxembourg (although slightly spoken) is Walloon. In the western part of Belgian Lorraine people speak Gaumais (the region is called the Gaume). Both are Romance languages.
The province of Luxembourg is divided into 5 arrondissements and a total of 44 municipalities.
Arlon | Bastogne | Marche-en-Famenne |
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Neufchâteau | Virton | |
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Population x 1,000 (on 1 January since 1980).
Arrondissement | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
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Arlon | 48 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 58 | 63 |
Bastogne | 35 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 49 |
Marche-en-Famenne | 40 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 57 |
Neufchâteau | 53 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
Virton | 42 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 54 |
Province of Luxembourg | 217 | 222 | 231 | 247 | 269 | 287 |
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