Canton of Capellen

Capellen is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. It is named after Capellen, which is not a commune but rather a section of the commune of Mamer. It borders Belgium.

Administrative divisions

Capellen Canton consists of the following nine communes:

Mergers

On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Bascharage and Clemency were merged to create the commune of Käerjeng. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.
On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Hobscheid and Septfontaines were merged to create the commune of Habscht. The law creating Habscht was passed on 24 December 2017.