Lac de la Haute-Sûre
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Lac de la Haute-Sûre Stauséigemeng |
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 Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red |
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| Coordinates: 49°54′00″N 5°52′00″E / 49.9°N 5.8667°ECoordinates: 49°54′00″N 5°52′00″E / 49.9°N 5.8667°E | ||
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 Luxembourg
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| Canton | Wiltz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | René Michels | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 9 of 105 | |
| Highest elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) | |
| • Rank | 7th of 105 | |
| Lowest elevation | 284 m (932 ft) | |
| • Rank | 89th of 105 | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 1,647 | |
| • Rank | 79th of 105 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 103rd of 105 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| LAU 2 | LU00005007 | |
| Website | lac-haute-sure.lu | |
Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Stauséigemeng), (German: Stauseegemeinde) is a commune in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. 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 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.
Towns within the commune include Bavigne, Harlange, Mecher, Kaundorf, Nothum, and Tarchamps.
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