The commune of Walferdange is located north of Luxembourg City in the valley of the Alzette. It is part of the canton Luxembourg.
The town of Walferdange lies in the center of the commune, other towns within the commune include Helmsange and Bereldange.
History
The commune of Walferdange was formed on 1 January 1851, when it was detached from the commune of Steinsel. The law forming Walferdange was passed on 25 November 1850.[3]
Although the commune first came into existence in 1851, there is evidence of prehistoric settlement as well as remains of a very large Roman villa. The Raschpëtzer Qanat, an underground aqueduct near Helmsange was built in the 1st century AD during the Roman occupation. It is said to be the longest qanat north of the Alps.[4]
Walferdange church was built between 1845 and 1852; the main features of its classical facade are two large statues of Père Kolbe and Thérèse de Lisieux, added at a later date. Before official unification of the commune, and even before this church was built, it was religion that pulled the villages of Heisdorf, Helmsange, Bereldange and Walferdange together.
Recognition of Walferdange as an important town came in 1850, when Prince Henry, brother of Grand Duke William III, chose Walferdange as his seat of residence.
After the independence of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1867, the Walferdange Castle was assigned to Grand DukeAdolphe according to the constitution. As an engaged winemaker, he enthusiastically served his guests wine from his own production. The palace was later vacated by the Grand Ducal family.
Population
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The Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, also known as the Walferdange Cricket Ground, is situated in Helmsange next to the Alzette river. The cricket ground is the premier cricket venue in Luxembourg, being the home ground of the country's top club, the Optimists Cricket Club (OCC). It is named after the Pierre Werner, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959–74, 1979–84). Werner had fallen in love with cricket when living in London in 1930, and went on to become the Honorary President of the OCC, which had been established when he was Prime Minister. Werner opened the OCC's new ground in 1992.[6]
Pidal
PIDAL which means in French Piscine intercommunale de l’Alzette,[7] is a swimming pool including a spa area, a sauna, a fitness room and a restaurant.[8]
According to the website of the municipality,[9] Walferdange has about 8 030 inhabitants at the beginning of 2016. More than 51% are foreigners of about 90 different nationalities.
Official statistics 1821 - 2015
Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2015 filtered for Walferdange[10]
Specification
1821
1851
1871
1880
1890
1900
1910
1922
1930
1935
1947
1960
1970
1981
1990
2000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
134082
194719
204028
210507
211481
236125
259027
261643
299872
296913
290992
314889
339841
364597
379300
435479
502066
512353
524853
537039
549680
562958
Walferdange
594
854
1020
885
892
941
1015
1121
1500
1726
2132
3008
4279
5300
5853
6459
7291
7240
7404
7563
7715
7819
Transport
Walferdange is served by Walferdange railway station on CFLLine 10, by the N7 national road, and several buslines, including the city of Luxembourg buslines (AVL) 11 and 10.
The commune also has its own mini-bus service known as "Walfy-Flexibus".