Mersch canton · report
Empty homes in Mersch canton
3.7% of the 13,247 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 3.7%
- Empty homes
- 492
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Mersch canton | 3.7% |
| Luxembourg | 5.8% |
Where homes stand empty in Mersch canton
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Colmar-Berg | 4.6% |
| Fischbach | 4.6% |
| Lintgen | 4.5% |
| Larochette | 4.5% |
| Lorentzweiler | 4.4% |
| Nommern | 3.9% |
| Mersch canton | 3.8% |
| Helperknapp | 2.4% |
| Bissen | 2.4% |
| Heffingen | 2.3% |
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 Mersch canton
Figures for Luxembourg: Mersch canton has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €644,199. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,633 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
- 20%
- Payment, one income
- 40%
Figures for Luxembourg: Mersch 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
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 28.1% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +29.7%.
- Gap today
- +28.1%
- Change in a year
- −1.7 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Mersch 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 501 while 232 new homes were granted a permit: 2.2 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.2
- Population change, 2025
- +501