Frisange

Frisange Fréiseng (Luxembourgish) Frisingen (German)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Frisange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.515°N 6.19167°E / 49.515; 6.19167
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Roger Beissel
Area
• Total	18.43 km^2 (7.12 sq mi)
• Rank	63rd of 100
Highest elevation	293 m (961 ft)
• Rank	100th of 100
Lowest elevation	224 m (735 ft)
• Rank	37th of 100
Population  (2023)
• Total	4,912
• Rank	33rd of 100
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
• Rank	30th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000205
Website	frisange.lu

Frisange (French pronunciation: [fʁizɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Fréiseng, German: Frisingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.

As of 2024^[update], the town of Frisange, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 2,388.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Aspelt and Hellange.

Frisange, church: l'église Saint-Martin

Population

^[2]

Notable people

• Robert Alesch (1906–1949), a Catholic priest, paid Nazi collaborator and double agent, executed by Firing squad
• Gaston Gibéryen (born 1950 in Born), a Luxembourgish politician, mayor of Frisange, 1982/2005
• Gil Linster (born 1993), Luxembourgish racing driver

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Frisange is twinned with:^[3]

• Saint-Julien-de-Coppel, France

References

1. "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
2. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. "Jumelage Saint-Julien de Coppel". frisange.lu (in French). Frisange. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

External links

• Media related to Frisange at Wikimedia Commons