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Wincrange

Commune in Clervaux, Luxembourg

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Wincrange (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃kʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Wëntger; German: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area.

Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach, all in Clervaux canton. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977.

As of 2025, the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 239.

01Geography

Climate

Wincrange has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F), the hottest month is July, 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and the coldest month is January, 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The annual precipitation is 819.2 millimetres (32.25 in), of which December is the wettest with 90.2 millimetres (3.55 in), while April is the driest with only 48.3 millimetres (1.90 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −21.7 °C (−7.1 °F) on December 24, 2001 to 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) on July 25, 2019.

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Asselborn Section:

Boevange Section:

Hachiville Section:

Oberwampach Section:

Notes:
a - partly shared with the former commune of Boevange
b - partly shared with the former commune of Asselborn

02Notable people

03Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18212,542,     
18514,406+73.3%
19004,671+6.0%
19104,868+4.2%
19224,693−3.6%
19354,358−7.1%
YearPop.±%
19473,886−10.8%
19603,299−15.1%
19702,985−9.5%
19812,633−11.8%
19902,725+3.5%
20003,176+16.6%
YearPop.±%
20053,542+11.5%
20103,729+5.3%
20154,099+9.9%
20204,503+9.9%
20214,574+1.6%
Source:
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