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Pétange
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Also known as Petange

Pétange (; ; ) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette and is the fifth-most populous commune in Luxembourg, as well as the most populous without town status. Pétange lies at the borders with both Belgium and France.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Pétange
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune
Settlement.image_skyline
Stadhaus Péiteng 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The town hall
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms petange luxbrg.png
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Pétange map.svg
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Map of Luxembourg with Pétange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Canton
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Esch-sur-Alzette
Settlement.leader_party
CSV
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_rank
of 100
Settlement.elevation_max_rank
of 100
Settlement.elevation_min_rank
of 100

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Wikidata facts

Has part
Rodange
Country
Luxembourg
Population
20903
Area
1196.2050
Elevation
279
Shares border with
Aubange
Official website
petange.lu
Image
Stadhaus Péiteng 01.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Schiffweiler
Commons category
Pétange
topic's main category
Category:Pétange
category of associated people
Category:People from Pétange
phone number
+352-50-12-51-1000
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Attractions
  • Sports
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Pétange (; ; ) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette and is the fifth-most populous commune in Luxembourg, as well as the most populous without town status. Pétange lies at the borders with both Belgium and France.

, the town of Pétange, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 10,086. Other towns within the commune include Lamadelaine and Rodange. The commune is one of the smallest communes of Luxembourg, yet is the fifth-most populous. It is the most-populous commune without city status.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pétange” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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