Putscheid

Putscheid Pëtschent
Commune
Putscheid chapel
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Putscheid highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 50°N 6.1°E / 50; 6.1
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Vianden
Government
• Mayor	Fabienne Huberty
Area
• Total	27.13 km2 (10.47 sq mi)
• Rank	33rd of 100
Highest elevation	542 m (1,778 ft)
• Rank	5th of 100
Lowest elevation	226 m (741 ft)
• Rank	39th of 100
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,177
• Rank	99th of 100
• Density	43.38/km2 (112.4/sq mi)
• Rank	61st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000902
Website	putscheid.lu

Putscheid (Luxembourgish: Pëtschent; German: Pütscheid [ˈpʏtʃaɪt]) is a commune and village in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Vianden.

As of 2025, the village of Putscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 119. Other villages within the commune include Bivels, Gralingen, Merscheid, Nachtmanderscheid, Stolzembourg, and Weiler.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1821	780	—
1851	1,109	+42.2%
1900	1,071	−3.4%
1910	1,053	−1.7%
1922	990	−6.0%
1935	921	−7.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1947	775	−15.9%
1960	1,034	+33.4%
1970	660	−36.2%
1981	600	−9.1%
1990	628	+4.7%
2000	714	+13.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	822	+15.1%
2010	958	+16.5%
2015	1,070	+11.7%
2020	1,150	+7.5%
2021	1,107	−3.7%

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External links

• Media related to Putscheid at Wikimedia Commons