Coordinates: 49°55′12″N 5°50′49″E / 49.92°N 5.8469°E / 49.92; 5.8469

Lac de la Haute-Sûre

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Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Stauséigemeng
Coat of arms of Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°55′12″N 5°50′49″E / 49.92°N 5.8469°E / 49.92; 5.8469
Country Luxembourg
CantonWiltz
Area
 • Total48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
 • Rank10th of 100
Highest elevation
537 m (1,762 ft)
 • Rank7th of 100
Lowest elevation
284 m (932 ft)
 • Rank86th of 100
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,253
 • Rank77th of 100
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
  • Rank99th of 100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000806
Websitelac-haute-sure.lu

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. Its 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]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
  2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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