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Esch-sur-Alzette (, or Esch-an-der-Alzig, ) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second "city", and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 33,286 inhabitants. It lies in the south-west of the country, on the border with France. The town is usually referred to just as Esch, but there is also a village and commune further north named Esch-sur-Sûre from which to distinguish it. It lies in the valley of the Alzette, which flows through the town. The capital, Luxembourg, is roughly to the north-east.
Esch-sur-Alzette is a canton in the south-west of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg District. The capital is Esch-sur-Alzette.
The canton consists of the following 14 communes:
- Bettembourg
- Differdange
- Dudelange
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Frisange
- Kayl
- Leudelange
- Mondercange
- Pétange
- Reckange-sur-Mess
- Roeser
- Rumelange
- Sanem
- Schifflange
Category:Cantons of Luxembourg
The constituency Esch-sur-Alzette elected members to Luxembourg's national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, from 1848 until its abolition in 1919. It was coterminous with the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, in the south of the country.
After its abolition, it was replaced by Sud, which also included the canton of Capellen.
Members elected to represent Esch-sur-Alzette include Dominique Brasseur (1866–90), Xavier Brasseur (1902–12), and Léon Metz (1875–1918).
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