Canton of Capellen

Capellen () is a canton in Luxembourg. Its capital is Capellen.
History.
On 1 January 2012, the "communes" of Bascharage and Clemency were combined to make the new "commune" of Käerjeng.
Geography.
With an area of , and a population (2017) of 47,209, the Capellen canton has a population density of inhabitants/km².
The canton has the Redange canton to the north, the Mersch canton to northeast, the Luxembourg canton to the east and the Esch-sur-Alzette canton to the south. The canton borders, to the west, the "arrondissement" of Arlon in Belgium.
Communes.
The Capellen canton consists of the following 10 communes (2017 population).