Rumelange

Rumelange is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, on the border with France.

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Rumelange was formed on 25 September 1891, when it was detached from the commune of Kayl. The law forming Rumelange was passed on 27 June 1891.

As of 1 January 2023, the commune had a population of 5,692.

It is the site of some of the underground iron mines no longer in operation. Rumelange is home to Luxembourg's National Mining Museum.

Batty Weber an influential journalist and author
Alfred Kieffer a Luxembourgian footballer, competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
Foni Tissen a Luxembourg schoolteacher and artist of hyperrealistic, darkly humorous paintings
Ernest Toussaint boxer, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics; resistance member
Emile Kirscht a Luxembourg painter and a co-founder of the Iconomaques group of abstract artists in Luxembourg
Raymond Vouel, a Luxembourg politician and Deputy Prime Minister, 1974/1976
Twin towns — sister cities

Rumelange is twinned with: