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. The commune's administrative centre is Bavigne.
Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Stauséigemeng | |
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Coordinates: 49.9°N 5.8667°E / 49.9; 5.8667 | |
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Canton | Wiltz |
Area | |
• Total | 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10th of 102 |
Highest elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) |
• Rank | 7th of 102 |
Lowest elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
• Rank | 86th of 102 |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,912 |
• Rank | 77th of 102 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Rank | 99th of 102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0000806 |
Website | lac-haute-sure.lu |
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.[1]
The commune consists of the following villages:
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