Lac de la Haute-Sûre

Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Stauséigemeng), (German: Stauseegemeinde) is a commune, in the canton of Wiltz in north-western Luxembourg. The commune is named after the Upper Sûre Lake, a reservoir on the upper Sauer river. The commune's administrative centre is Bavigne.

Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Stauséigemeng
Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.9°N 5.8667°E / 49.9; 5.8667
Country Luxembourg
CantonWiltz
Area
  Total48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
  Rank10th of 102
Highest elevation
537 m (1,762 ft)
  Rank7th of 102
Lowest elevation
284 m (932 ft)
  Rank86th of 102
Population
 (2018)
  Total1,912
  Rank77th of 102
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
   Rank99th of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000806
Websitelac-haute-sure.lu

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]

The Upper Sûre Lake, after which the commune is named

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Population

[2]

References

  1. "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
  2. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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