Mondercange

Mondercange

*Monnerech* (Luxembourgish)
*Monnerich* (German)
Mondercange Monnerech (Luxembourgish); Monnerich (German)
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Mondercange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 5°59′20″E / 49.5319°N 5.9889°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Jeannot Fürpass
Area
• Total	21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
• Rank	50th of 100
Highest elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
• Rank	89th of 100
Lowest elevation	273 m (896 ft)
• Rank	74th of 100
Population (2023)
• Total	7,119
• Rank	19th of 100
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
• Rank	81st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000208
Website	mondercange.lu

Mondercange (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃dɛʁkɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Monnerech [ˈmonəʀəɕ]; German: Monnerich [ˈmɔnəʁɪç]) is a commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2023^[update] the commune has a population of 7,119 inhabitants.

As of 2024^[update], the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,948.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Bergem, Foetz and Pontpierre.

Population

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Sports

Mondercange is home to the Luxembourg Football Federation, the governing body for football in Luxembourg.^[3] The local football team FC Mondercange, who compete in Luxembourg's second-tier National Division, play their home matches at the commune's Stade Communal.^{[citation needed]}

The karting track in Modercange was used by Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli, amongst others, at the beginning of their racing careers owing to Luxembourg's low age restrictions for karting licences.^[4]^[5]