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Luxembourg (Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 and German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Luxemburg, , Walloon
Walloon language

Walloon is a Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Wallonia, Belgium. It belongs to the langue d'o?l language family, whose most prominent member is the French language, but should not be considered a French dialect: a French speaking person can only understand Walloon with difficulty, especially in its eastern forms....
: Lussimbork) is the southernmost province of Wallonia
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
 and of Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It borders on (clockwise from the East) the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, and the Belgian provinces of Namur
Namur (province)

Namur is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Wallonia provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant, Li?ge and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France....
 and Liège
Liège (province)

Li?ge is the easternmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of the Wallonia, in Belgium. It is predominantly French language speaking, with a German language speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg....
. Its capital is Arlon
Arlon

Arlon is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Wallonia Provinces of Belgium of Luxembourg , of which it is the capital. Despite the German language population, the city was not included in the German-speaking Community of Belgium and an assimilation process to the French language continued undisturbed....
, in the south-east of the province.

It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province. At around a quarter of a million residents, it is also the province with the smallest number of inhabitants making it the most sparsely populated region in a densely populated country.






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Luxembourg (Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 and German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Luxemburg, , Walloon
Walloon language

Walloon is a Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Wallonia, Belgium. It belongs to the langue d'o?l language family, whose most prominent member is the French language, but should not be considered a French dialect: a French speaking person can only understand Walloon with difficulty, especially in its eastern forms....
: Lussimbork) is the southernmost province of Wallonia
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
 and of Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It borders on (clockwise from the East) the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, and the Belgian provinces of Namur
Namur (province)

Namur is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Wallonia provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant, Li?ge and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France....
 and Liège
Liège (province)

Li?ge is the easternmost Provinces of regions in Belgium of the Wallonia, in Belgium. It is predominantly French language speaking, with a German language speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg....
. Its capital is Arlon
Arlon

Arlon is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Wallonia Provinces of Belgium of Luxembourg , of which it is the capital. Despite the German language population, the city was not included in the German-speaking Community of Belgium and an assimilation process to the French language continued undisturbed....
, in the south-east of the province.

It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province. At around a quarter of a million residents, it is also the province with the smallest number of inhabitants making it the most sparsely populated region in a densely populated country. Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (arrondissements in French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
) containing 44 municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
. The province also covers two regions (of Wallonia, one of the three actual official regions of Belgium) : the Ardennes
Ardennes

The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel....
 on the north part and the Gaume
Gaume

Gaume is a region in the far south of Belgium. Situated at a lower altitude than the Ardennes, it is delineated by borders with France, Luxembourg and the Belgian Ardennes....
 on the south part.

The province was separated from the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
 by the Third Partition of Luxembourg in 1839, after the Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution

The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
, and declared to remain a part of Belgium. The residents of Luxembourg are mostly Francophone
Francophone

The adjective francophone means French language-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
, but there is a small Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish language

Luxembourgish , also called Luxembourgian, also spelled Luxemburgish, is one of the West Central German dialects of High German spoken in Luxembourg....
-speaking minority, near the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

List of governors


  • Jean-Baptiste Thorn
    Jean-Baptiste Thorn

    Jean-Baptiste Thorn was a Luxembourg-born jurist and politician that held office in both Luxembourg and Belgium during and immediately after the Belgian Revolution....
     (1830 – 1836)
  • Victorin de Steenhault (1836 – 1841)
  • Joseph de Riquet de Caraman et de Chimay (1841 – 1842)
  • Charles Vandamme (1862 – 1884)
  • Paul de Gerlache (1884 – 1891)
  • Édouard Orban de Xivry (1891 – 1901)
  • Emmanuel de Briey (1902 – 1932)
  • Fernand Van den Corput (1932 – 1940)
  • René Greindl (1940 – 1944)
  • Fernand Van den Corput (1944 – 1945)
  • Pierre Clerdent (1946 – 1953)
  • Maurice Brasseur (1965 – 1976)
  • Jacques Planchard (1976 – 1996)
  • Bernard Caprasse (1996 – present day)


Subdivisions

Arlon District:
  • Arlon
    Arlon

    Arlon is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Wallonia Provinces of Belgium of Luxembourg , of which it is the capital. Despite the German language population, the city was not included in the German-speaking Community of Belgium and an assimilation process to the French language continued undisturbed....
  • Attert
    Attert

    Attert is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km?, had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabitants per km?....
  • Aubange
    Aubange

    Aubange is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 45.91 km?, had 15,193 inhabitants, giving a population density of 330.9 inhabitants per km?....
  • Martelange
    Martelange

    Martelange is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 29.67 km2, had 1,584 inhabitants, giving a population density of 53.4 inhabitants per km?....
  • Messancy
    Messancy

    Messancy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 52.43 km?, had 7,466 inhabitants, giving a population density of 142.4 inhabitants per km?....


Bastogne District:
  • Bastogne
    Bastogne

    Bastogne is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Wallonia Provinces of Belgium of Luxembourg in the Ardennes. The municipality of Bastogne includes the old Municipalities in Belgium of Longvilly, Noville, Belgium, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, and Wardin....
  • Bertogne
    Bertogne

    Bertogne is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 91.67 km?, had 3,002 inhabitants, giving a population density of 32.7 inhabitants per km?....
  • Fauvillers
    Fauvillers

    Fauvillers is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 74.11 km?, had 2,071 inhabitants, giving a population density of 27.9 inhabitants per km?....
  • Gouvy
    Gouvy

    Gouvy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km?, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km?....
  • Houffalize
    Houffalize

    Houffalize is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 166.58 km?, had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 28.8 inhabitants per km?....
  • Sainte-Ode
    Sainte-Ode

    Sainte-Ode is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 97.87 km?, had 2,305 inhabitants, giving a population density of 23.6 inhabitants per km?....
  • Vaux-sur-Sûre
    Vaux-sur-Sûre

    Vaux-sur-S?re is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 135.87 km?, had 4,759 inhabitants, giving a population density of 35 inhabitants per km?....
  • Vielsalm
    Vielsalm

    Vielsalm is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Luxembourg . On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 7,339 inhabitants. The total area is 139.76 km?, giving a population density of 52.5 inhabitants per km?....


Marche-en-Famenne District:
  • Durbuy
    Durbuy

    Durbuy is a Wallonia city and municipality located in the Belgium province of Luxembourg . On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 10,633 inhabitants....
  • Erezée
    Erezée

    ?rez?e is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 78.44 km?, had 2,968 inhabitants, giving a population density of 37.8 inhabitants per km?....
  • Hotton
    Hotton

    Hotton is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 57.32 km?, had 5,043 inhabitants, giving a population density of 88 inhabitants per km?....
  • La Roche-en-Ardenne
    La Roche-en-Ardenne

    La Roche-en-Ardenne is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 147.52 km?, had 4,348 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29.5 inhabitants per km?....
  • Manhay
    Manhay

    Manhay is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 119.81 km?, had 3,185 inhabitants, giving a population density of 26.6 inhabitants per km?....
  • Marche-en-Famenne
  • Nassogne
    Nassogne

    Nassogne is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.96 km?, had 5,045 inhabitants, giving a population density of 45.1 inhabitants per km?....
  • Rendeux
    Rendeux

    Rendeux is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 68.83 km?, had 2,274 inhabitants, giving a population density of 33 inhabitants per km?....
  • Tenneville
    Tenneville

    Tenneville is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 91.81 km?, had 2,561 inhabitants, giving a population density of 27.9 inhabitants per km?....


Neufchâteau District:
  • Bertrix
    Bertrix

    Bertrix is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 137.7 km?, had 8,164 inhabitants, giving a population density of 59.3 inhabitants per km?....
  • Bouillon
    Bouillon

    Bouillon is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .The municipality, which covers 149.09 km?, had 5,477 inhabitants, giving a population density of 36.7 inhabitants per km?....
  • Daverdisse
    Daverdisse

    Daverdisse is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.4 km?, had 1,372 inhabitants, giving a population density of 24.3 inhabitants per km?....
  • Herbeumont
    Herbeumont

    Herbeumont is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 58.81 km?, had 1,536 inhabitants, giving a population density of 26.1 inhabitants per km?....
  • Léglise
    Léglise

    L?glise is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 172.92 km?, had 4,178 inhabitants, giving a population density of 24.2 inhabitants per km?....
  • Libin
    Libin

    Libin is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 139.72 km?, had 4,655 inhabitants, giving a population density of 33.3 inhabitants per km?....
  • Libramont-Chevigny
    Libramont-Chevigny

    Libramont-Chevigny is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 177.86 km?, had 9,981 inhabitants, giving a population density of 56.1 inhabitants per km?....
  • Neufchâteau
  • Paliseul
    Paliseul

    Paliseul is a Municipalities in Belgium of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 112.96 km?, had 5,055 inhabitants, giving a population density of 44.8 inhabitants per km?....
  • Saint-Hubert
    Saint-Hubert, Belgium

    Saint-Hubert is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 111.16 km?, had 5,737 inhabitants, giving a population density of 51.6 inhabitants per km?....
  • Tellin
    Tellin

    Tellin is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.64 km?, had 2,386 inhabitants, giving a population density of 42.1 inhabitants per km?....
  • Wellin
    Wellin

    Wellin is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 67.52 km?, had 2,958 inhabitants, giving a population density of 43.8 inhabitants per km?....


Virton District:
  • Chiny
    Chiny

    Chiny is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 113.69 km?, had 5,021 inhabitants, giving a population density of 44.2 inhabitants per km?....
  • Étalle
    Étalle, Belgium

    ?talle is a Municipalities in Belgium of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 78.1 km?, had 5,389 inhabitants, giving a population density of 69 inhabitants per km?....
  • Florenville
    Florenville

    Florenville is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Luxembourg . On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 5,448 inhabitants....
  • Habay
    Habay

    Habay is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 103.64 km?, had 7,903 inhabitants, giving a population density of 76.3 inhabitants per km?....
  • Meix-devant-Virton
    Meix-devant-Virton

    Meix-devant-Virton is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Luxembourg . On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 2,675 inhabitants....
  • Musson
    Musson

    Musson is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 34.81 km?, had 4,232 inhabitants, giving a population density of 121.6 inhabitants per km?....
  • Rouvroy
    Rouvroy, Belgium

    Rouvroy is a Municipalities in Belgium of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 27.68 km?, had 2,007 inhabitants, giving a population density of 72.5 inhabitants per km?....
  • Saint-Léger
    Saint-Léger, Belgium

    Saint-L?ger is a Municipalities in Belgium of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg .On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 35.86 km?, had 3,225 inhabitants, giving a population density of 89.9 inhabitants per km?....
  • Tintigny
    Tintigny

    Tintigny is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Luxembourg . On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 3,739 inhabitants. The total area is 81.79 square kilometre, giving a population density of 45.7 inhabitants per km?....
  • Virton
    Virton

    Virton is the most southerly town in Belgium and the administrative centre of a Wallonia Municipalities in Belgium and district of the same name, located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Luxembourg ....


See also

  • History of Luxembourg
    History of Luxembourg

    The history of Luxembourg is inherently entwined with the histories of surrounding countries, peoples, and ruling dynasties. Over time, the territory of Luxembourg has been eroded, whilst its ownership has changed repeatedly, and its political independence has grown gradually....


External links

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    French language

    French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
     only)