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Belval

The former steelworks site in Esch-sur-Alzette turned into a university, office and housing district, blast furnaces preserved. The emblem of the mining basin's transformation.

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🇱🇺 Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-sur-Alzette Canton · 38,323 inh.

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The country's second city and 2022 European Capital of Culture. Belval and its university bring student energy; rents stay 25% below the capital.

Average rent, 70 m²
1,880 € / month
Commute to Luxembourg City
33 minby car (peak)22 minby train

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