Beckerich

Beckerich Biekerech
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Beckerich highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.7306°N 5.8833°E / 49.7306; 5.8833
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Redange
Government
• Mayor	Thierry Lagoda (Independent)
Area
• Total	28.41 km2 (10.97 sq mi)
• Rank	28th of 100
Highest elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
• Rank	50th of 100
Lowest elevation	265 m (869 ft)
• Rank	68th of 100
Population  (2025)
• Total	2,879
• Rank	58th of 100
• Density	101.3/km2 (262.5/sq mi)
• Rank	69th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000701
Website	beckerich.lu

Beckerich (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkəʁɪç]; Luxembourgish: Biekerech) is a commune and small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. It lies close to the border with Belgium.

As of 2025, the town of Beckerich, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 874.

Beckerich has a drinking water production plant, which supplies Lidl Stores with water internationally. It supplies about 85% of its energy needs, exclusive of transportation, from alternative energy sources, primarily manure.

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Beckerich Section:

• Beckerich
• Elvange
• Hovelange
• Huttange
• Noerdange
• Schweich
• Hovelangerhof (lieu-dit)
• Liederreng (lieu-dit)
• Liederrengerhof (lieu-dit)

Oberpallen Section:

• Dideling
• Levelange
• Oberpallen

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1821	1,532	—
1851	1,996	+30.3%
1900	2,039	+2.2%
1910	1,908	−6.4%
1922	1,856	−2.7%
1935	1,815	−2.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1947	1,729	−4.7%
1960	1,638	−5.3%
1970	1,570	−4.2%
1981	1,492	−5.0%
1990	1,618	+8.4%
2000	2,001	+23.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	2,140	+6.9%
2010	2,284	+6.7%
2015	2,408	+5.4%
2020	2,708	+12.5%
2021	2,784	+2.8%

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Source data

External links

• Media related to Beckerich at Wikimedia Commons