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Province of Luxembourg Luxemburg (Dutch, German)
Province of Belgium
FlagCoat of armsBrandmark
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
• Governor	Olivier Schmitz
Area
• Total	4,459 km (1,722 sq mi)
Population
• Total	295,146
• Density	66/km (170/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	€7.887 billion (2021)
ISO 3166 code	BE-WLX
HDI (2021)	0.904 very high · 10th of 11
Website	www.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, is the southernmost province of Wallonia within Belgium. It borders 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, near the border of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

It has an area of 4,459 km (1,722 sq mi), making it the largest Belgian province. With around 295,000 residents as of January 2024, Luxembourg is also the least populated province, with a density of 64/km (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, the region around Arlon (coloured 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 German dialect alongside of Walloon spoken elsewhere in the province.

The province was separated from the grand-duchy by the Third Partition of Luxembourg, in 1830–31 by the Conference of London dealing with the consequences of the Belgian Revolution of 1830. In 1839, after William I, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, agreed to the terms of the partition and the province was given to the newly created Kingdom of Belgium.

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

Subdivisions

Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (French: arrondissements) containing a total of 43 municipalities (French: communes).

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.

See also

• History of Luxembourg

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.

External links

• Official website

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Regions and Provinces	Brussels   Flanders Antwerp East Flanders Flemish Brabant Limburg West Flanders Wallonia Hainaut Liège Luxembourg Namur Walloon Brabant
Arrondissements	Administrative Electoral Judicial
Municipalities by region	Brussels Flanders Wallonia

• Luxembourg (Belgium)
• NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
• States and territories established in 1839
• Provinces of Wallonia
• 1839 establishments in Belgium