Lac de la Haute-Sûre

This article is about the commune. For the reservoir within the commune, see Upper Sûre Lake.

Lac de la Haute-Sûre Stauséigemeng
Commune
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Coat of arms of Lac de la Haute-Sûre Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red Map of Luxembourg with Lac de la Haute-Sûre highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates:
Country	Luxembourg
District	Diekirch
Canton	Wiltz
Government
• Mayor	René Michels
Area
• Total	48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Area rank	9 of 105
Highest elevation	537 m (1,762 ft)
• Rank	7th of 105
Lowest elevation	284 m (932 ft)
• Rank	89th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	1,647
• Rank	79th of 105
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
• Density rank	103rd of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00005007
Website	lac-haute-sure.lu

Lac de la Haute-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Stauséigemeng), (German: Stauseegemeinde) is a commune in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. The commune is named after the Upper Sûre Lake, a reservoir on the upper Sauer river. The commune's administrative centre is Bavigne.

Lac de la Haute-Sûre was formed on 1 January 1979 from the former communes of Harlange and Mecher, both in Wiltz canton. The law creating Lac de la Haute-Sûre was passed on 23 December 1978.

Towns within the commune include Bavigne, Harlange, Mecher, Kaundorf, Nothum, and Tarchamps.

File:Staumauer Esch - Sauer - panoramio.jpg

The Upper Sûre Lake, after which the commune is named

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