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Commune in Wiltz, Luxembourg

Winseler Wanseler (Luxembourgish)
Commune
Winseler seen from SchëllerfeldWinseler seen from Schëllerfeld
Coat of arms of WinselerCoat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark redMap of Luxembourg with Winseler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°58′02″N 5°53′24″E / 49.9672°N 5.89°E / 49.9672; 5.89
Country Luxembourg
Canton Wiltz
Government[1]
• Mayor Romain Schroeder
Area
• Total 30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
• Rank 25th of 100
Highest elevation 520 m (1,710 ft)
• Rank 13th of 100
Lowest elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
• Rank 99th of 100
Population (2023)
• Total 1,455
• Rank 90th of 100
• Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Rank 97th of 100
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU0000808
Website winseler.lu

Winseler (Luxembourgish: Wanseler) is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.

Administrative organization and population

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It is part of the canton of Wiltz.

As of 2024[update], the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 197.[2] The (commune) of Winseler has a population of 1116.

Following the last Luxembourg communal elections in 2017, Romain Schroeder was returned as Mayor, and Charles Pauly as Alderman. Other members of the Council include, Roland Esch, Christophe Hansen, Paul Kayser, Fernand Majerus, Marc Schmitz, and Will Toex.[3]

Other towns within the commune

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Other towns within the commune include Berlé, Doncols, Noertrange, Pommerloch, Grummelscheid, Schleif and Sonlez.

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Linguistic background

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Like Lasauvage in the south of Luxembourg, Doncols and Sonlez, were formerly known as French-speaking (or, strictly, in their cases, Walloon-speaking) villages.

  1. ^ "WINSELER - Syvicol". www.syvicol.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  3. ^ "Conseil communal - Administration - Commune de Winseler - Grand-Duché de Luxembourg". www.winseler.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.