Living in Contern with Nature as Your Horizon

Contern: Four villages, a lot of conviviality

Take valleys and forests as far as the eye can see, sprinkle generously with agricultural plots: this is the bucolic setting in which Contern has taken root and evolved with the times. The municipality boasts four villages where everyone can find their ideal home, more urban or more rural, according to their taste.

Although shops, services and health establishments are spread throughout the whole area, each village has its own infrastructures and meeting places to stimulate social networking. Not talking about the forty-one associations and numerous sports clubs.

Throughout the year, events such as the integration week, the sports night and the Christmas market are additional opportunities to make friends.

Contern

Contern is the most urban of the four villages, with a business park located at a good distance. It has restaurants, convenience stores and a Grand Frais supermarket, open from 8.30 am to 8 pm (9 pm on Fridays) and from 9 am to 1 pm on Sunday.

• 1,739 inhabitants
• One basic school and one “maison-relais”
• Nursery near the school
• Sports hall
• Cultural centre
• Pétanque, beach volleyball, fitness, and multi-sport grounds
• 5 playgrounds
  
  

Moutfort

With its delicatessen, four restaurants, intercommunal nursery and Montessori nursery, this locality is a paradise for gourmets and young parents.

• 1,449 inhabitants
• 2 nurseries
• Cultural centre
• Youth centre
• Multi-sport ground
• Tennis and pétanque courts
• 2 playgrounds
  
  

Oetrange

 Third in population, Oetrange is doing well with its train station, spaced out housing and its Sunshine café hosting Potercafé night events.

• 857 inhabitants
• Railway station
• Cultural centre
• Multi-sport ground
• Music school

Medingen

The smallest and not least of the villages making up the municipality, it is also the most rural. A haven of peace for nature lovers.

• 125 inhabitants
• Cultural centre
• Fitness ground
• Playground
  
  

A community open to all nationalities

Located on the south-eastern edge of the canton of Luxembourg, Contern inevitably attracts workers from all over the world. One third of its population is a patchwork of eighty nationalities. To facilitate the integration of foreigners, the municipality offers Lëtzebuergësch courses. Whether they speak French, English, German or Spanish, expatriates from all over the world enjoy meeting at the Potercafé to improve their language skills and share their experiences.

In Contern, work and relaxation go hand in hand

A dynamic and prosperous employment area

With an industrial zone of more than 110 companies that generate more than 5,000 jobs, the municipality is building its future with confidence.

A connected municipality...

•  ¼ of an hour from Luxembourg's main train station
• 10 bus lines
• 5 public WiFi access points

Served by the two railway stations of Oetrange and Sandweiler-Contern, the municipality ensures that its citizens, especially young people, can benefit from the Internet network when they are gathering out.

... where books are loved

As the birthplace of the international comic book festival created in 1994, the municipality also receives a monthly visit from the Bicherbus (library bus). In addition, each village has its own bicherkabin (book box).

Not to be missed in the vicinity

• 10 kilometres away is the Niederanven swimming pool, where you can swim, enjoy the sauna or get a massage.
• 14 kilometres away, the Bech-Kleinmacher folk and wine museum immerses us in the daily life of a typical winegrowing family around 1900. Worth seeing: the collection of old toys. To do: a seasonal creative workshop on your own, with family or friends.
• 15 kilometres away, the Caves Saint-Martin in Remich, offer an opportunity to taste the best Crémant in Luxembourg and learn all about its production.