Esch-sur-Alzette

**Esch-sur-Alzette** ( ,   or _Esch an der Alzig_, ) is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Esch-sur-Alzette.

The  town is usually referred to just as **Esch**, but there is also a village and _commune_ further north, in the Wiltz canton, named Esch-sur-Sûre from which to distinguish it.

## History

For a long time  Esch-sur-Alzette was a small farming village in the valley of the Alzette river. This changed when important amounts of iron ore were found in the area in the 1850s. With the development of the mines and the steel industry the town's population multiplied tenfold in a couple of decades.

On 29 May 1906, Esch-sur-Alzette was promoted to city.

## Geography

Esch-sur-Alzette is in the south-west of the country, on the border with France. It is the capital of the Red Lands region.

The _commune_ is in the valley of the Alzette river, a right tributary of the Sauer river and which flows through the town, and has an area of . The altitude is  high. At the city hall, the altitude  is  high.

Esch-sur-Alzette is surrounded by six _communes_ of Luxembourg: Mondercange to the north, Schifflange to the northeast, Kayl to the east, Rumelange to the southeast and Sanem to the northwest. To the southwest, the _commune_ borders the Audun-le-Tiche _commune_ in the  Moselle department of France; and to the west Russange also in the Moselle department.

## Population

There were 34,378 persons living in the _commune_ in 2017, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

**Evolution of the population in Esch-sur-Alzette**

## Twinned and partner towns

Esch-sur-Alzette is twinned withː

- Coimbra, Portugal
- Cologne, Germany
- Liège, Belgium
- Lille, France
- Mödling, Austria
- Offenbach am Main, Germany
- Puteaux, France
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Turin, Italy
- Velletri, Italy
- Zemun, Serbia

## Related pages

- Cantons of Luxembourg
- Communes of Luxembourg
- List of cities in Luxembourg

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Esch-sur-Alzette
- **native name**: Esch-Uelzecht
- **native name lang**: lb
- **settlement type**: List of communes of Luxembourg, Commune
- **image skyline**: View of Esch-sur-Alzette 2025-04 --2.jpg
- **image caption**: The town seen from atop the _Gaalgebierg_ park
- **image shield**: Coat of arms esch alzette luxbrg.png
- **shield size**: 100x80px
- **image map**: Map Esch-sur-Alzette.PNG
- **mapsize**: 200px
- **map caption**: Map of Luxembourg with Esch-sur-Alzette highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Cantons of Luxembourg, Canton
- **subdivision name1**: Esch-sur-Alzette (canton), Esch-sur-Alzette
- **leader party**: Christian Social People's Party, CSV
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Mischo Georges
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area rank**: of 102
- **elevation max rank**: of 102
- **elevation min rank**: of 102
- **population total**: 36218
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population rank**: of 102
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density rank**: of 102
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **blank name sec1**: Local administrative unit, LAU 2
- **blank info sec1**: LU0000204
- **website**: [http://www.esch.lu esch.lu]