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The communes of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Gemengen [ɡəˈmæŋən]; French: communes; German: Gemeinden) are the country's lowest level administrative divisions. There are currently 102 communes of Luxembourg.

The communes are often merged and divided. They were adopted in 1795 when Luxembourg was annexed into France.

There are currently 102 communes in the 12 cantons. The 12 communes with city status are Diekirch, Differdange, Dudelange, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Ettelbruck, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Remich, Rumelange, Vianden, and Wiltz.^[1]

• On 1 July 1849 the commune of Rollingergrund was created from the commune of Eich by law on 8 May 1849
• On 1 January 1850 the commune of Strassen was created from the commune of Bertrange by law on 6 August 1849
• On 1 July 1850 the communes of Schieren and Erpeldange were created from the commune of Ettelbruck by law on 22 January 1850
• On 1 January 1851 the commune of Walferdange was created from the commune of Steinsel by law of 25 November 1850
• On 1 July 1853 the commune of Kopstal was created from the parts of the communes of Kehlen and Steinsel by law of 22 February 1853
• On 1 July 1856 the commune of Leudelange was created from the commune of Reckange by law of 3 March 1856
• On 1 January 1874 the commune of Hamm was created from the commune of Sandweiler by law of 20 December 1873
• On 30 December 1874 the commune of Mertzig was created from the commune of Feulen by law of 20 November 1874
• On 15 August 1876 the commune of Schifflange was created from the commune of Esch-sur-Alzette by law of 6 July 1876
• On 25 September 1891 the commune of Rumelange was created from the commune of Kayl by law of 27 June 1891

Since the country's creation in 1839, eight communes have changed their name and thirty-nine communes have been merged, resulting in the 102 communes that exist today. These defunct communes are listed in the table below.

1. ↑ Carte des communes. luxembourg.public.lu
2. ↑ "Evolution of the number of municipalities 1839 - 2015". STATEC. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.