Clervaux
Clervaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁvo]; Luxembourgish: Clierf [kliːɐ̯f] ⓘ or (locally) Cliärref; German: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux.
Clervaux
Clierf, Cliärref | |
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Coat of arms | |
Map of Luxembourg with Clervaux highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 50.05°N 6.0333°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Canton | Clervaux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.05 km2 (32.84 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd of 102 |
| Highest elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
| • Rank | 3rd of 102 |
| Lowest elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| • Rank | 77th of 102 |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 6,021 |
| • Rank | 28th of 102 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 84th of 102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000501 |
| Website | clervaux.lu |
The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the arms of the former Lords of Clervaux.
As of 2015, the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,309.
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