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This article is about the commune. For the reservoir within the commune, see Upper Sûre Lake. Commune in Wiltz, Luxembourg
Lac de la Haute-Sûre Stauséigemeng
Commune
Coat of arms of Lac de la Haute-SûreCoat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark redMap 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
Government
 • MayorYves Kaiser
Area
 • Total48.5 km (18.7 sq mi)
 • Rank10th of 100
Highest elevation537 m (1,762 ft)
 • Rank7th of 100
Lowest elevation284 m (932 ft)
 • Rank86th of 100
Population
 • Total2,253
 • Rank77th of 100
 • Density46/km (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.

The Upper Sûre Lake, after which the commune is named

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Population

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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.

External links

Communes of Luxembourg
Canton of Capellen
Canton of Clervaux
Canton of Diekirch
Canton of Echternach
Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette
Canton of Grevenmacher
Canton of Luxembourg
Canton of Mersch
Canton of Redange
Canton of Remich
Canton of Vianden
Canton of Wiltz
Places adjacent to Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Winseler, Wiltz
Bastogne (BE-WLX) Lac de la Haute-Sûre Goesdorf
Boulaide Esch-sur-Sûre


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