Echternach canton · report
Empty homes in Echternach canton
6.0% of the 7,426 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 6.0%
- Empty homes
- 443
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Echternach canton | 6.0% |
| Luxembourg | 5.8% |
Where homes stand empty in Echternach canton
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Echternach canton | 11.6% |
| Berdorf | 4.9% |
| Consdorf | 4.1% |
| Waldbillig | 3.1% |
| Rosport-Mompach | 2.8% |
| Beaufort | 2.7% |
| Bech | 0.8% |
The 2021 census counts a conventional dwelling as unoccupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home or a holiday home. It combines the population register with a census survey, every ten years; the next is in 2031.
Other reports for Echternach canton
Figures for Luxembourg: Echternach canton has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €699,612. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,859 a month. Luxembourg sets no cap on the payment; the CSSF caps the loan at 100% of the home's value for first-time buyers who will live in it, 90% for other owner-occupiers and 80% for other buyers.
- Payment, two incomes
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 44%
Figures for Luxembourg: Echternach canton has no reliable figures of its own.
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the mean price existing apartments sold for; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €3,569
- Owning per month
- €2,764
Figures for Luxembourg: Echternach canton has no reliable figures of its own.
18.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,914
In 2025 the population grew by 206 while 85 new homes were granted a permit: 2.4 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.4
- Population change, 2025
- +206