Editing Luxembourg City (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Luxembourg BW 2016-09-15 12-44-12.jpg|thumb|right|200px|View from the [[Grund, Luxembourg|Grund]] up to the Old Town]]
[[File:Luxembourg City OSM map.png|thumb|right|200px|Detailed map of Luxembourg City]]

===Topography===

Luxembourg City lies on the southern part of the [[Luxembourg plateau]], a large [[Early Jurassic]] [[sandstone]] formation that forms the heart of the [[Gutland (Luxembourg)|Gutland]], a low-lying and flat area that covers the southern two-thirds of the country.

The city centre occupies a picturesque site on a salient, perched high on precipitous cliffs that drop into the narrow valleys of the [[Alzette]] and [[Pétrusse]] rivers, whose confluence is in Luxembourg City. The {{convert|70|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep gorges cut by the rivers are spanned by many bridges and [[viaduct]]s, including the [[Adolphe Bridge]], the [[Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge]], and the [[Passerelle (Luxembourg)|Passerelle]]. Although Luxembourg City is not particularly large, its layout is complex, as the city is set on several levels, straddling hills and dropping into the two gorges.

The commune of Luxembourg City covers an area of over {{convert|51|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, or 2% of the Grand Duchy's total area. This makes the city the [[List of communes of Luxembourg by area|fourth-largest commune]] in Luxembourg, and by far the largest [[urban area]]. Luxembourg City is not particularly densely populated, at about 1,700 people per km<sup>2</sup>; large areas of Luxembourg City are maintained as parks, forested areas, or sites of important heritage (particularly the [[UNESCO]] sites), while there are also large tracts of farmland within the city limits.

===Quarters of Luxembourg City===
{{Main|Quarters of Luxembourg City}}
Luxembourg City is subdivided into twenty-four [[Quarter (urban subdivision)|quarters]] ({{langx|fr|quartiers|link=no}}), which cover the commune in its entirety. The quarters generally correspond to the major neighbourhoods and suburbs of Luxembourg City, although a few of the historic districts, such as [[Bonnevoie]], are divided between two quarters.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

===Climate===
Luxembourg City has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Cfb]]), with moderate precipitation, cold to cool winters and warm summers. It is cloudy about two-thirds of the year.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

{{Weather box|location = Luxembourg City (1991–2020, extremes 1947–present)
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|Jan record high C = 13.9
|Feb record high C = 19.8
|Mar record high C = 23.5
|Apr record high C = 27.9
|May record high C = 31.6
|Jun record high C = 35.4
|Jul record high C = 39.0
|Aug record high C = 37.9
|Sep record high C = 31.5
|Oct record high C = 26.0
|Nov record high C = 19.8
|Dec record high C = 14.7
|year record high C = 39.0
|Jan avg record high C = 10.7
|Feb avg record high C = 12.2
|Mar avg record high C = 17.4
|Apr avg record high C = 22.9
|May avg record high C = 26.6
|Jun avg record high C = 30.1
|Jul avg record high C = 31.9
|Aug avg record high C = 31.5
|Sep avg record high C = 25.6
|Oct avg record high C = 20.9
|Nov avg record high C = 14.6
|Dec avg record high C = 10.8
|year avg record high C = 33.5
|Jan high C = 3.8
|Feb high C = 5.2
|Mar high C = 9.8
|Apr high C = 14.4
|May high C = 18.4
|Jun high C = 21.7
|Jul high C = 23.9
|Aug high C = 23.5
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 13.5
|Nov high C = 7.7
|Dec high C = 4.5
|year high C = 13.8
|Jan mean C = 1.4
|Feb mean C = 2.2
|Mar mean C = 5.7
|Apr mean C = 9.6
|May mean C = 13.5
|Jun mean C = 16.7
|Jul mean C = 18.7
|Aug mean C = 18.4
|Sep mean C = 14.3
|Oct mean C = 9.9
|Nov mean C = 5.2
|Dec mean C = 2.3
|year mean C = 9.8
|Jan low C = -1.0
|Feb low C = -0.7
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 5.1
|May low C = 8.7
|Jun low C = 11.8
|Jul low C = 13.8
|Aug low C = 13.6
|Sep low C = 10.3
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 2.8
|Dec low C = 0.0
|year low C = 6.1
|Jan avg record low C = -8.0
|Feb avg record low C = -7.5
|Mar avg record low C = -4.2
|Apr avg record low C = -1.1
|May avg record low C = 2.8
|Jun avg record low C = 6.0
|Jul avg record low C = 9.1
|Aug avg record low C = 8.3
|Sep avg record low C = 5.5
|Oct avg record low C = 0.7
|Nov avg record low C = -2.9
|Dec avg record low C = -6.5
|year avg record low C = -10.4
|Jan record low C = -17.8
|Feb record low C = -20.2
|Mar record low C = -14.4
|Apr record low C = -6.9
|May record low C = -2.1
|Jun record low C = 0.9
|Jul record low C = 4.5
|Aug record low C = 4.3
|Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record low C = -4.6
|Nov record low C = -11.1
|Dec record low C = -15.3
|year record low C = -20.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 72.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 59.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 57.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 49.0
|May precipitation mm = 71.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 75.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 71.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 71.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 66.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 76.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 72.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 89.4
|year precipitation mm = 831.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17.3
|Feb precipitation days = 15.4
|Mar precipitation days = 14.8
|Apr precipitation days = 12.7
|May precipitation days = 14.0
|Jun precipitation days = 13.3
|Jul precipitation days = 13.7
|Aug precipitation days = 13.2
|Sep precipitation days = 12.2
|Oct precipitation days = 15.2
|Nov precipitation days = 17.5
|Dec precipitation days = 18.1
|year precipitation days = 177.4
|Jan snow days = 7.5
|Feb snow days = 7.6
|Mar snow days = 3.6
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.3
|Dec snow days = 6.8
|year snow days = 29.4
|Jan humidity = 88
|Feb humidity = 83
|Mar humidity = 74
|Apr humidity = 67
|May humidity = 68
|Jun humidity = 68
|Jul humidity = 67
|Aug humidity = 68
|Sep humidity = 75
|Oct humidity = 84
|Nov humidity = 89
|Dec humidity = 90
|year humidity = 77
|Jan sun = 52.0
|Feb sun = 79.5
|Mar sun = 137.1
|Apr sun = 197.5
|May sun = 226.3
|Jun sun = 241.2
|Jul sun = 257.6
|Aug sun = 237.1
|Sep sun = 174.9
|Oct sun = 106.7
|Nov sun = 51.1
|Dec sun = 41.9
|year sun = 1802.9
|Jan percentsun = 18.8
|Feb percentsun = 29.4
|Mar percentsun = 34.0
|Apr percentsun = 44.1
|May percentsun = 44.8
|Jun percentsun = 46.7
|Jul percentsun = 51.0
|Aug percentsun = 51.7
|Sep percentsun = 42.7
|Oct percentsun = 31.8
|Nov percentsun = 19.8
|Dec percentsun = 16.1
|year percentsun = 35.9
|source 1 = Meteolux (percent sunshine 1981–2010)<ref name=annuaire2021>{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/filedownload/467/annuaire_climatologique_2021.pdf/type/pdf
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220106213150/https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/filedownload/467/annuaire_climatologique_2021.pdf/type/pdf
| archive-date = 6 January 2022
| title = Annuaire climatologique 2021
| publisher = Meteolux
| language = fr
| access-date = 6 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Meteolux">{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170125025724/http://www.meteolux.lu/IMG/pdf/resume_des_moyennes_tricennales_1981_a_2010.pdf
| archive-date = 25 January 2017
| url = http://www.meteolux.lu/IMG/pdf/resume_des_moyennes_tricennales_1981_a_2010.pdf| title = Données Climatologiques
| publisher = Meteolux
| access-date = 25 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=extremes>{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/climat/normales-et-extremes/?lang=fr
| title = Normales et extrêmes
| publisher = Administration de l’Aéroport de Luxembourg
| language = fr
| access-date = 6 January 2022
| archive-date = 6 January 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220106213414/https://www.meteolux.lu/fr/climat/normales-et-extremes/?lang=fr
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
|source 2 = Infoclimat<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/annee/1991/luxembourg/valeurs/06590.html
| title = Climatologie de l'année à Luxembourg
| publisher = Infoclimat
| language = fr
| access-date = 19 October 2023
| archive-date = 22 November 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231122053203/https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/annee/1991/luxembourg/valeurs/06590.html
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
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