Province of Luxembourg
Luxemburg (Dutch, German)
Province of Belgium
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Luxembourg
Coat of arms
Location of Province of Luxembourg
Coordinates: 49°55′N 5°25′E / 49.92°N 5.42°E / 49.92; 5.42
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Capital
(and largest city)		Arlon
Government
 • GovernorOlivier Schmitz
Area
[1]
 • Total4,459 km2 (1,722 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2019)[2]
 • Total284,638
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€7.887 billion (2021)
ISO 3166 codeBE-WLX
HDI (2019)0.899[4]
very high · 10th of 11
Websitewww.province.luxembourg.be

Luxembourg (French: Luxembourg [lyksɑ̃buʁ] ⓘ; Dutch: Luxemburg [ˈlyksəmˌbʏr(ə)x] ⓘ; German: Luxemburg [ˈlʊksm̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg [ˈlətsəbuəɕ] ⓘ; Walloon: Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg or West Luxembourg,[5][6] is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the country of Luxembourg to the east, the French departments of Ardennes, Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle to the south and southwest, and the Walloon provinces of Namur and Liège to the north. Its capital and largest city is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.

It has an area of 4,459 km2 (1,722 sq mi), making it the largest Belgian province. With around 285,000 residents, Luxembourg is also the least populated province, with a density of 64/km2 (170/sq mi), making it a relatively sparsely settled part of a very densely populated region, as well as the lowest density in Belgium. It is significantly larger (71%) than, but has less than half the population of, the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. About eighty percent of the province is part of the densely wooded Ardennes region. The southernmost region of the province is called Gaume or Belgian Lorraine (main city: Virton).

The Arelerland or Arlon region (in red on the map of arrondissements, below) bordering the neighbouring Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has the particularity that many of its residents have historically spoken Luxembourgish, a language closely related to German, rather than the French or Walloon spoken elsewhere in the province.

The province was separated from the neighbouring Luxembourg by the Third Partition of Luxembourg, de jure in 1830–31 by the Conference of London dealing with the consequences of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, de facto in 1839, after William I, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, agreed to its decisions and thus the province was given to the newly created Kingdom of Belgium.

An unofficial flag of the province exists, with the actual colours of Luxembourg (red, white, and blue), as well as the province's coat of arms on the foreground.

Subdivisions

Province of Luxembourg composite map showing arrondissements (districts) and numbered municipalities.
Province of Luxembourg composite map showing arrondissements (districts) and numbered municipalities.

Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (French: arrondissements) containing a total of 44 municipalities (French: communes).

The unofficial flag of the province.
Map no. Municipality Arrondissement
1ArlonArlon
2AttertArlon
3AubangeArlon
4BastogneBastogne
5BertogneBastogne
6BertrixNeufchâteau
7BouillonNeufchâteau
8ChinyVirton
9DaverdisseNeufchâteau
10DurbuyMarche-en-Famenne
11ÉrezéeMarche-en-Famenne
12ÉtalleVirton
13FauvillersBastogne
14FlorenvilleVirton
15GouvyBastogne
16HabayVirton
17HerbeumontNeufchâteau
18HottonMarche-en-Famenne
19HouffalizeBastogne
20La Roche-en-ArdenneMarche-en-Famenne
21LégliseNeufchâteau
22LibinNeufchâteau
23Libramont-ChevignyNeufchâteau
24ManhayMarche-en-Famenne
25Marche-en-FamenneMarche-en-Famenne
26MartelangeArlon
27Meix-devant-VirtonVirton
28MessancyArlon
29MussonVirton
30NassogneMarche-en-Famenne
31NeufchâteauNeufchâteau
32PaliseulNeufchâteau
33RendeuxMarche-en-Famenne
34RouvroyVirton
35Sainte-OdeBastogne
36Saint-HubertNeufchâteau
37Saint-LégerVirton
38TellinNeufchâteau
39TennevilleMarche-en-Famenne
40TintignyVirton
41Vaux-sur-SûreBastogne
42VielsalmBastogne
43VirtonVirton
44WellinNeufchâteau

Economy

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was €7.0 billion in 2018, accounting for 1.5% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €21,800 or 72% of the EU27 average in the same year. Luxembourg was the province with the lowest GDP per capita.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "be.STAT". bestat.statbel.fgov.be.
  2. ↑ "Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel". statbel.fgov.be.
  3. ↑ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab".
  5. ↑ "ARDENNE / BELGIAN LUXEMBOURG – Find 2018 Exhibitors – WTM London". london.wtm.com.
  6. ↑ "The Improbable Ales of Belgian Luxembourg". DRAFT. 18 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
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