Vianden is a canton

Cantons of Luxembourg

||The districts of Luxembourg are divided into 12 cantons. These cantons are subdivided into 116 communes. The cantons, listed by district, include:Diekirch District*Clervaux *Diekirch *Redange *Vianden *Wiltz Grevenmacher District...

 in the north of Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

, in the Diekirch District. The capital is Vianden

Vianden

Vianden is a commune with city status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,500 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany., the town of Vianden,...

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The canton consists of the following 3 communes

Communes of Luxembourg

The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...

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• Putscheid
  Putscheid
  Putscheid is a commune and village in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch....
  
  
• Tandel
  Tandel
  Tandel is a commune and village in eastern Luxembourg, in the canton of Vianden. It lies close to the border with Germany., the village of Tandel, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 87...
  
  
• Vianden
  Vianden
  Vianden is a commune with city status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,500 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany., the town of Vianden,...
  
  

The canton's land area is currently 78.52 km². It increased in size by 24.44 km² on January 1, 2006 when the municipality of Bastendorf

Bastendorf

Bastendorf is a small town in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 371.Bastendorf was a commune in the canton of Diekirch until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Fouhren to form the new commune of Tandel, in Vianden. The law...

 from Diekirch Canton

Diekirch (canton)

Diekirch is a canton in Luxembourg in Diekirch District, consisting of 12 communes:*Bettendorf*Bourscheid*Diekirch*Ermsdorf*Erpeldange*Ettelbruck*Feulen*Hoscheid*Medernach*Mertzig*Reisdorf*Schieren...

 merged with the local municipality of Fouhren

Fouhren

Fouhren is a small town in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 353.Fouhren was a commune in the canton of Vianden until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Bastendorf to form the new commune of Tandel. The law creating Tandel was...

to form the new municipality of Tandel. The area that was formerly Bastendorf thereby switched cantons.