{{Infobox Country
|native_name =''Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg'' <br/>''Großherzogtum Luxemburg'' 	<br/>''Grand-Duché de Luxembourg'' 
|conventional_long_name = Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|conventional_long_name   = Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
|common_name              = Luxembourg
|image_flag               =  Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg
|image_coat               = Coat of arms Grand Duchy of Luxembourg large.png
|national_motto           = ''"Luxembourgish)<br/>"We want to remain what we are"</small>
|national_anthem          = ''Ons Hémécht''<small><br/>"Our Homeland"</small>
|royal_anthem             = ''De Wilhelmus''&nbsp;
|image_map                = Location Luxembourg EU Europe.png
|capital                  = Luxembourg
|latd=49 |latm=36 |latNS=N |longd=6 |longm=7 |longEW=E
|largest_city             = capital
|official_languages       = Luxembourgish<br/>(''German, French 
|demonym                  = Luxembourgers
|government_type          = Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional grand duchy
|leader_title1            = Grand Duke
|leader_title2            = Prime minister
|leader_name1             = Grand Duke Henri <small>(List)</small>
|leader_name2             = List)</small>
|sovereignty_type         = Independence
|established_event1       = From French empire ''(Treaty of Paris )''
|established_event2       = 1st Treaty of London
|established_event3       = 2nd Treaty of London
|established_event4       = End of personal union
|established_date1        = 9 June 1815
|established_date2        = 19 April 1839
|established_date3        = 11 May 1867
|established_date4        = 23 November 1890
|accessionEUdate          = March 25 1957
|area_km2                     = 2,586.4
|area_sq_mi                  = 998.6 <!--Do not remove per WP:MOSNUM-->
|area_magnitude           = 1 E9
|area_rank                = 175th
|percent_water            = negligible
|population_estimate      = 480,222
|population_estimate_year = 2007
|population_census        = 439,539
|population_census_year   = 2001
|population_estimate_rank = 171st
|population_density_km2       = 186
|population_density_sq_mi    = 481 <!--Do not remove per WP:MOSNUM-->
|population_density_rank  = 59th
|GDP_PPP_year             = 2006
|GDP_PPP                  = $32.6 billion
|GDP_PPP_rank             = 97th
|GDP_PPP_per_capita       = $81,511(2006)
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank  = 1st
|GDP_nominal              = $50.077 billion
|GDP_nominal_rank         = 65th
|GDP_nominal_year         = 2007
|GDP_nominal_per_capita   = $104.673
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 1st
|HDI                      = 0.945
|HDI_year                 = 2004
|HDI_rank                 = 18th
|HDI_category             = <font color="#009900">high</font>
|currency                 = €)
|currency_code            = EUR
|country_code             = LUX
|time_zone                = CET
|utc_offset               = +1
|time_zone_DST            = CEST
|utc_offset_DST           = +2
|cctld                    = .lu
|calling_code             = 352
|footnote1                = Not the same as the ''Het Wilhelmus'' of the Netherlands.
|footnote2                = Before 1999: Luxembourgian franc.
|footnote3                = The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.
}}

'''Luxembourg''' , officially the '''Grand Duchy of Luxembourg''' (, , ), is a small sq&nbsp;mi).<ref>[http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/nutshell.html The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
Luxembourg is a Gross Domestic Product per capita in the world (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency 2007 est.)<!-- Luxembourg = $80,500 (CIA 2007 est.) v.s. Qatar = $80,900 (CIA 2007 est.)  -->. Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a Roman era fortress site and Frankish count's European power influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 14th&ndash;17th centuries.

Luxembourg is a founding member of the economic, political, and military integration.  The city of Luxembourg, the capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union.

Luxembourg lies on the cultural divide between Romance Europe and Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Luxembourg is a German, French and Luxembourgish are official languages. Although a secular state, Luxembourg is predominantly Roman Catholic.

==History==

The recorded history of Luxembourg begins with the acquisition of Lucilinburhuc<ref>Kreins (2003), p. 20</ref> (today Siegfried, Count of Ardennes in 963.   Around this fort, a Burgundy.<ref>Kreins (2003), p. 39</ref>  In the following centuries, Luxembourg's fortress was steadily enlarged and strengthened by its successive occupants, the French, among others. After the defeat of Prussia and the Netherlands. The Congress of Vienna formed Luxembourg as a Grand Duchy in personal union with the Netherlands.  Luxembourg also became a member of the German Confederation, with a Confederate fortress manned by Prussian troops.<ref>Kreins (2003), p. 70</ref>

thumb|left|upright|260px|The three [[Partitions of Luxembourg have greatly reduced Luxembourg's territory.]]
The western part of the country was transferred to First Treaty of London.  In the same year, Luxembourg joined the Second Treaty of London, after the Luxembourg Crisis nearly led to war between Prussia and France.<ref>Kreins (2003), pp. 80–81</ref>  After the latter conflict, the Confederate fortress was dismantled.<ref>Kreins (2003), p. 81</ref>
thumb|130px|[[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV, the 14th century Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg.<ref>[http://www.radio.cz/en/article/67495 Emperor Charles IV elected Greatest Czech of all time], Radio Prague</ref>]]
The William III, the Dutch throne passed to his daughter Wilhelmina, while Luxembourg (at that time restricted to male heirs by the Adolph of Nassau-Weilburg.<ref>Kreins (2003), p. 84</ref>

Luxembourg was invaded and occupied by Germany during the First World War, but was allowed to maintain its independence and political mechanisms.  It was again invaded and subject to German occupation in the Second World War in 1940, and was formally annexed into the Third Reich in 1942.

During neutrality, when it joined the Allies in fighting Germany.  Its government, exiled to Normandy invasion.  It became a founding member of the European Economic Community (later the referendum on the EU treaty establishing a constitution for Europe was held in Luxembourg.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1061873.stm Timeline: Luxembourg - A chronology of key events] BBC News Online, 9 September 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2006. </ref>

==Government and politics==

Luxembourg is a parliamentary democracy headed by a constitutional monarch. Under the constitution of 1868, executive power is exercised by the Governor and the cabinet, which consists of several other ministers.  The Governor has the power to dissolve the legislature and reinstate a new one, as long as the Governor has judicial approval.  However, since 1919, sovereignty has resided with the Supreme Court.<ref></ref>

Legislative power is vested in the Chamber of Deputies, a constituencies. A second body, the Council of State (''Conseil d'État''), composed of twenty-one ordinary citizens appointed by the Grand Duke, advises the Chamber of Deputies in the drafting of legislation.<ref></ref>

The Grand Duchy has three lower tribunals (''justices de paix''; in Luxembourg, and Diekirch), two district tribunals (Luxembourg and Diekirch) and a Superior Court of Justice (Luxembourg), which includes the Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation. There is also an Administrative Tribunal and an Administrative Court, as well as a Constitutional Court, all of which are located in the capital.

==Military==

Luxembourg's contribution to its defence and to NATO consists of a small AWACS aeroplanes are registered as aircraft of Luxembourg for convenience.<ref name="Aeroflight"></ref>  In a joint agreement with A400M military cargo plane, currently on order.  Luxembourg still jointly maintains three NATO Boeing 707 model TCAs for cargo and training purposes based in NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen.<ref name="Aeroflight"/>

==Districts, cantons, and communes==
thumb|right|180px|Districts of Luxembourg
thumb|upright|250px|The largest towns are [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Dudelange, and Differdange.]]
thumb|180px|Luxembourg's climate is characterised by mild temperatures and high precipitation.

Luxembourg is divided into 3 districts, which are further divided into 12 cantons and then 116 communes. Twelve of the communes have city status, of which the city of Luxembourg is the largest.

===Districts===
The districts are
1. Diekirch
2. Grevenmacher
3. Luxembourg

==Geography and climate==

Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in 175th in size of all the 194 independent countries of the world; the country is about 2,586 square kilometres (998&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi) in size, and measures 82&nbsp;km (51 miles) long and 57&nbsp;km (35 miles) wide.  To the east, Luxembourg borders the German ''Bundesländer'' of French ''région'' of Lorraine. The Grand Duchy borders the Belgian Walloon Region, in particular the latter's provinces of Luxembourg and Liège, more in particular the German-speaking Community of Belgium, to the west and to the north respectively.

The northern third of the country is known as the 'Oesling', and forms part of the Ardennes.  It is dominated by hills and low mountains, including the Kneiff, which is the highest point, at 560 metres (1,837&nbsp;ft).  The region is sparsely populated, with only one town (Wiltz) with a population of more than four thousand people.

The southern two-thirds of the country is called the "Gutland", and is more densely populated than the Oesling. It is also more diverse, and can be divided into five geographic sub-regions.  The Little Switzerland, in the east of Luxembourg, has craggy terrain and thick forests. The Moselle valley is the lowest-lying region, running along the south-eastern border. The Red Lands, in the far south and southwest, are Luxembourg's industrial heartland and home to many of Luxembourg's largest towns.

The border between Luxembourg and Germany is formed by three Moselle, the Our. Other major rivers are the Attert, the Wiltz. The Gutland and the Oesling.

Luxembourg has a Köppen: Cfb), marked by high precipitation, particularly in late summer.<ref></ref>

==Demographics==

===Ethnicity===
The people of Luxembourg are called Celtic base with a French and Germanic blend.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lu.html CIA World Factbook: Luxembourg] Retrieved Portuguese nationality.<ref name="2001 census timeline"> </ref> Since the beginning of the EU states, as well and Eastern Europe. As of 2000, there were 162,000 immigrants in Luxembourg, accounting for 37% of the total population. There are an estimated 5,000 illegal immigrants in Luxembourg.<ref> </ref>

===Language===

Three languages are recognized as official in Luxembourg: French, German, and Luxembourgish, a Franconian language of the Moselle region very similar to the local German dialect spoken in the neighboring part of Germany, except that it includes more borrowings from French. So in principle Luxembourgish is a High German dialect with the status of a national language.
Apart from being one of the three official languages, Luxembourgish is also considered the national language of the Grand Duchy; it is the mother tongue or "language of the heart" for nearly all Luxembourgers. 

Each of the three languages is used as the primary language in certain spheres. Luxembourgish is the language that Luxembourgers generally speak to each other, but it is not often written down.  Most official (written) business is carried out in French. German is usually the first language taught in school and is the language of much of the media and of the church.<ref> </ref>
In fact, around 85% of all articles published in Luxembourg are in the German language, 12% are in French and only 3% in Luxembourgish.

Luxembourg's education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are in Luxembourgish, before changing to German, while secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French. <ref></ref> However, as proficiency in all three languages is required for graduation from secondary school, half the students leave school without a certified qualification, with the children of immigrants being particularly disadvantaged.<ref></ref>  

In addition to the three official languages, English is taught in the compulsory schooling and much of the population of Luxembourg can speak English, at any rate in Luxembourg City. Portuguese and Italian, the languages of the two largest immigrant communities, are also spoken by large parts of the population, but by relatively few from outside their respective communities.

===Religion===

Luxembourg is a Greek and Russian Orthodoxy, Protestantism and Islam.<ref> </ref>

Since 1980 it has been illegal for the government to collect statistics on religious beliefs or practices.<ref> </ref>  It is estimated by the CIA Factbook that 87% of Luxembourgers are Catholics, the remaining 13% being made up of Protestants, Orthodox Christians, Jews, Muslims and those of other or no religion.<ref name="CIA World Factbook"></ref>  

According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005,<ref name=EUROBAROMETER></ref> 44% of Luxembourg citizens responded that "they believe there is a God", whereas 28% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 22% that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force".

==Economy==

Luxembourg's stable, high-income economy features moderate growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, which was dominated until the 1960s by steel, has diversified to include chemicals, rubber, and other products.  During the past decades, growth in the financial sector has more than compensated for the decline in steel. Services, especially banking and other financial exports, account for the majority of economic output. Luxembourg is the world's second largest investment fund center (after the USA), the most important private banking center in the Eurozone and Europe's leading center for reinsurance companies.

EU it enjoys the advantages of the open European GDP per capita in the world ( quality of life index.<ref></ref>  As of March 2006, unemployment is 4.8% of the labor force.<ref></ref>  For the fiscal year of 2005 and 2006, Luxembourg has run a budget deficit for the first time in many years, mostly because of slower international economic growth.<ref></ref> Per capita GDP is $53,290. (Henslin, Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, page 182.)

thumb|The Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg.
thumb|Luxembourg Spuerkeess
thumb|Architecture in Luxembourg

==Culture==

Luxembourg has been overshadowed by the culture of its neighbours, although, having been for much of its history a profoundly rural country, it retains a number of folk traditions. There are several notable museums, mostly located in the capital; these include the National Museum of Military History (MNHM) in Diekirch is especially known for its representations of the Battle of the Bulge. The city of Luxembourg itself is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, on account of the historical importance of its fortifications.

The country has produced some internationally known artists, including the painters Memory of the World register.

Luxembourg was the first city to be named European Capital of Culture twice. The first time was in 1995. In 2007, the European Capital of Culture was to be a cross-border area consisting of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland in Germany, the Walloon Region and the German-speaking part of Belgium, and the Lorraine area in France. The event was an attempt to promote mobility and the exchange of ideas, crossing borders in all areas, physical, psychological, artistic and emotional.

===Media===
For many people in other parts of Europe, Luxembourg is best known for its radio and television stations, Radio Luxembourg and the RTL Group,<!-- no cryptic acronyms please! ---> Europe's largest TV, radio and production company. It is also the uplink home of SES Astra, carrier of major European satellite services for Germany and Britain.

Studies show that the country Luxembourg consumes the most alcohol, according to Guinness World Records 2008. In the year 2003, on average 2.8 gallons (12.6 litres) of pure alcohol was consumed per citizen. This however is a statistical phenomenon, not actual, as the low taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol in Luxembourg mean that Belgians, French and Germans living close to the border buy these products in Luxembourg, and increase the sales without being counted as consumers in the statistical analyses.

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Le '''Luxembourg''' (''Luxemburg'' en allemand, ''Lëtzebuerg'' en luxembourgeois), '''Grand-Duché de Luxembourg''' en forme longue, est un État de l'Union européenne situé entre l'Allemagne, la Belgique et la France. Il compte environ 476 000 habitants (au 1 janvier 2007).
<br>Le Luxembourg est membre du OTAN.

Le Luxembourg a pour codes :
* LX, selon la liste des préfixes OACI d'immatriculation des aéronefs,

== Histoire ==

== Politique ==

Le Luxembourg est une démocratie représentative, sous la forme d’une monarchie constitutionnelle.

== Districts ==

Le Luxembourg est divisé en trois subdivisions administratives, ou ''districts'' :
* Diekirch
* Luxembourg
* Grevenmacher

== Justice ==

Au Luxembourg, il y a trois justices de paix (Luxembourg et cour de cassation.

Le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg compte également un tribunal administratif, une Cour administrative, ainsi qu'une Cour constitutionnelle siégeant toutes à Luxembourg.

== Géographie ==

Situé au cœur de l'Europe occidentale entre la Grand-Duché de Luxembourg  a une superficie de 2&nbsp;586 km². Il s'étend du nord au sud sur une distance maximale de 82 km et sur 57 km d'est en ouest.
thumb|290px|right|Carte du Luxembourg

==Transports==  
    
   
* Le Luxembourg bénéficie d'un réseau ferroviaire très développé, dû à son industrie métallurgique et à la nécessité de transporter les travailleurs frontaliers vers Luxembourg-Ville et depuis peu vers le nouveau site d'Esch-Belval.   
* Le Luxembourg est desservi par le TGV Est qui rejoint Paris par Thionville et Metz en 2h06mn depuis le 10 juin 2007.

== Géologie ==

Le Luxembourg peut être divisé en quatre régions géologiques:

* l'Oesling,
* le Gutland ou Bon pays
* le Bassin minier aussi appelé les Terres rouges
* la Vallée de la Moselle.

* [http://www.up.univ-mrs.fr/mines/Geographie/geo_luxembourg/geo_notice_lux.htm Le Bassin minier du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg]

== Économie ==

46% du produit intérieur brut du pays dépend de son rôle de place financière. Outre la banque privée, depuis une quinzaine d'années, le Luxembourg est devenu l'une des places les plus importantes d'Europe sur le marché des fonds d'investissement. 

La croissance exceptionnelle de la place financière luxembourgeoise fait qu'aujourd'hui, il y a plus de 150 banques présentes sur ce territoire <ref name="Luxembourg For Finance - Le Centre Financier luxembourgeois">[http://www.luxembourgforfinance.lu/financial-centre/ LuxembourgForFinance - Le Centre Financier<!-- Titre généré automatiquement -->]</ref>. Par ailleurs, le Luxembourg est le deuxième centre de fonds d'investissment du monde, après les Etats-Unis<ref name="Luxembourg For Finance - Faits marquants">[http://www.luxembourgforfinance.lu/financial-centre/industry-facts/ LuxembourgForFinance - Le Centre Financier - Faits Marquants<!-- Titre généré automatiquement -->]</ref>.

Le secret bancaire est garanti par le code pénal luxembourgeois. Le PIB par habitant du Luxembourg est le plus élevé au monde. Ceci est lié au fait que de nombreux travailleurs frontaliers contribuent à générer une valeur ajoutée importante dans le pays.

Chaque jour, près de 130 000 frontaliers rejoignent le Grand-Duché pour y travailler (environ 52% de Français, 27% de Belges et 21% d'Allemands'' (31.12.2006)'').

L'économie Internet connaît un vrai essor au Grand-Duché avec l'arrivée des sièges européens de sociétés établies (Amazon, AOL, Apple iTunes, eBay, Paypal, ...)<ref name="Luxembourg For Finance - Le Centre Financier luxembourgeois">[http://www.luxembourgforfinance.lu/financial-centre/ LuxembourgForFinance - Le Centre Financier<!-- Titre généré automatiquement -->]</ref>.

== Démographie ==
thumb|300px|right|Évolution de la démographie entre 1961 et 2003 (chiffre de la [[Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture|FAO, 2005). Population en milliers d'habitants.]]

Le Luxembourg compte trois langues officielles, dont le luxembourgeois (langue officielle parlée et écrite depuis les années 1970), l'allemand et le français (langues officielles écrites). Le luxembourgeois est une langue germanique (dialecte francique-mosellan).

La religion principale est le catholicisme.

Le Luxembourg compte plus de 480 000 habitants avec une croissance de près de 100 000 personnes en 30 ans, croissance démographique plutôt exceptionnelle en comparaison avec les pays proches. Cette croissance démographique est principalement le fait de l’immigration. En effet, le solde migratoire, en moyenne annuelle, au Luxembourg était de plus de 10‰ au cours de la décennie 1990-2000, alors qu’il était d'environ 2,3‰ dans l'Europe des 15 (STATEC). 
Ainsi, 41,6% de la population est de nationalité étrangère<ref name="Le Luxembourg en chiffres, édition 2007, STATEC, Service central de la statistique et des études économiques dépendant du Ministère de l'Economie luxembourgeois">[http://www.statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/horizontales/luxChiffresFR/luxChiffresFR.pdf Luxembourg en chiffres 2007<!-- Titre généré automatiquement -->]</ref>.

== Langues ==
Au Luxembourg, le luxembourgeois (Lëtzebuergesch) est la langue nationale et la langue maternelle des Luxembourgeois. Le français, l'allemand et le luxembourgeois sont les langues officielles (législatives, administratives et judiciaires). L'alphabétisation se fait en allemand. Le français est enseigné à l'école dès l'âge de 7 ans, utilisé par l'administration et la justice concurremment avec l'allemand ; le français reste la seule langue pour la rédaction des lois. 
Environ 15% de la population est d'origine portugaise et parle le portugais. L'anglais est utilisé rarement dans la vie quotidienne, mais fortement plébiscité dans quelques secteurs de la vie professionnelle. Le multilinguisme se trouve inscrit dans la loi depuis 1984.

L'ensemble du service d'information routier (panneaux de circulation) est généralement en français.

Le luxembourgeois et le français sont les langues les plus utilisées dans le pays<ref>Sondage Le Jeudi/TNS-ILRES publié dans l'hebdomadaire Le Jeudi du 17 avril 2007</ref>. On estime à environ 290 000 le nombre de Luxembourgeois dont 80 000 de souche sur les 435 000 résidents et 130 000 frontaliers quotidiens dont 66 000 Français, 34 000 Belges et 30 000 Allemands (chiffres d'octobre 2006).

== Audiovisuel ==

Le Luxembourg a trouvé pendant les dernières décennies sa place dans l'industrie audiovisuelle. Il existe environ une quarantaine de [http://www.cna.public.lu/1_FILM/1_9_Infos_pratiques/1_9_3_Index_professionnels/Societes_de_production_et_studios/index.html sociétés de production] dans le pays. Beaucoup de coproductions sont réalisées au Grand-Duché.

Chaîne de télévision principale : RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg

== Culture et tourisme ==

* En 1995 et 2007, Luxembourg-Ville fut la capitale européenne de la culture.

* Le Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, aussi appelé Mudam Luxembourg, conçu par le célèbre architecte Ieoh Ming Pei, est le musée le plus visité du pays.

* '''La petite Suisse luxembourgeoise''' : la  Mullerthal et la Blumenthal, près de Larochette, avec leurs très belles vallées de l'Ernz noire à 25 km au nord de la ville de Luxembourg.

* La vallée de la Moselle est connue pour ses vignobles et son climat doux, ainsi que pour ses campings touristiques.

== Fêtes et jours fériés ==

Concernant la Fête Nationale, depuis la fin du , le Luxembourg célébre l’anniversaire de naissance du Souverain. Sous le règne de la Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, cette célébration eut toujours lieu le 23 janvier, date anniversaire de la Souveraine. 

A partir de 1961, pour des raisons climatiques, la célébration publique de l’anniversaire du Souverain est célébrée le 23 juin de chaque année.

{| class=wikitable
|+ '''Fêtes et jours fériés'''
! Date !! Nom français !! Nom local !! Remarques
|-
|  || Jour de l'An  || Neijoerschdag ||
|-----
| Mars-avril || Vendredi Saint || Karfreideg || Uniquement pour les Banques
|-
| Mars-avril || Lundi de Pâques || Ouschterméindeg || 
|-----
|  || Fête du Travail ||Éischte Mee  || 
|-
| Mai || Jeudi de l'Ascension || Christihimmelfahrt  || 
|-----
| Mai-juin || Lundi de Pentecôte || Päischtméindeg || 
|-
| 23 juin || Fête Nationale || Nationale Feierdag || 
|-----
| 15 août || Assomption || Maria-Himmelfahrt, Léiffrakrautdag, Léiffrawëschdag || 
|-
|  || Toussaint || Allerhellgen || 
|-----
| 25 décembre || Noël || Chrëschtdag ||
|-
| 26 décembre || Saint-Étienne || Stiefesdag || Lendemain de Noël 
|}

{| class=wikitable
|+ '''Fêtes d'usage'''
! Date !! Nom français !! Nom local !! Remarques
|-
| Mai || Mardi de Pentecôte || Päischtdënsdeg || Demi-journée fériée pour les  services publics
|-
| septembre || Lundi de kermesse || Fouerméindeg || Férié pour les services publics de Luxembourg-ville
|-----
| 2 novembre || Jour des morts || Allerséilen || Férié pour les services publics
|-----
| 24 décembre || Veille de Noël || Hellegen Owend || Demi-journée fériée en usage dans les banques
|}

==References==