Differdange Déifferdeng
Administration
Country	Luxembourg
District (Dark grey)	Luxembourg
Canton (Dark red)	Esch-sur-Alzette
LAU 2	LU00010002
Mayor	Claude Meisch
Geography
Area   - Rank	22.18 km2 (8.56 sq mi) 43rd of 116
Highest point   - Rank	427 m (1,401 ft) =37th of 116
Lowest point   - Rank	277 m (909 ft) =87th of 116
Population
Population (2009)   - Rank	20,979 3rd of 116
Density (2009)   - Rank	945.9 /km2 (2,450 /sq mi) 6th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Differdange (Luxembourgish: Déifferdeng, German: Differdingen) is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France. It is in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

As of 2001^[update], the town of Differdange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 10,248. Other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, and Oberkorn.

Differdange is home to Miami University's Dolibois European Center and the Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS/INSTEAD).

[edit] External links

• Commune of Differdange official website

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Coordinates: 49°31′N 5°53′E / 49.517°N 5.883°E / 49.517; 5.883

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