Where to live in Luxembourg - An Introduction

Foreigners make up half of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg's population and more than two thirds of the capital, the City of Luxembourg.  In 2013, 21,000 people decided to make the Grand Duchy their new home, representing some 3.8% of the population that year, and the trend is growing.  The vast majority of these newcomers have at least one thing in common:  They need a place to live.

Making a choice about the right location for you and your family is not an easy one:  One person's trash is another one's treasure, as the saying goes.  Where you end up living in the end will depend on a number of factors such as your family situation; your aspirations; your work location and not least, your budget.  You might even end up living outside Luxembourg, like some 160,000 of Luxembourg's 360,000 strong workforce.

Whatever you choose, chances are that you will not have a lot of time to make up your mind.  And if you're coming from abroad, it is also highly likely that you know very little about Luxembourg as a country, not even to mention its different residential areas.  So information is key.  If you are fortunate enough to be an expatriate whose employer pays for a relocation advisory (such as integreat.lu - a great company that one's helped me), it is very likely that you will be given most of the information you need to make an informed choice.  However, today's employers are increasingly cost-conscious and this kind of service is increasingly rare.  And that's where I come into the picture.

I have no ambition of replacing any relocation service and as a full-time bank employee, husband and father of four, God knows I wouldn't have the time or patience to anyway, but I have been here for some eleven years now and I now feel as though this city has become my own, warts and all, and given this fact, that my opinions and experience may be of help to other people.

So Ladies and Gentlemen, I hereby present to you my blog: Where to Live in Luxembourg (and around).  I intend to start by giving you a bit of general background and then introducing the 24 neighborhoods (or 'quartiers') of Luxembourg City, one by one.  As a foreigner, it is highly likely that you will end up in Luxembourg city or in its close vicinity and if you ask me, you won't regret it.