LOCAL STRUCTURES IN LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg is a unitary State composed of municipalities.
Local level : 116 communes
Communal authorities
The communal council is the legislative body. It is composed of councillors elected for six years under the proportional or first-past-the-post system, depending on the size of the municipality. It represents the commune and is chaired by the mayor.
The board of the mayor and aldermen is the executive body of the commune. It is made of the mayor and the aldermen; their number varies according to the size of the municipality. Aldermen in cities are designated by the Grand-Duke while their counterparts in the other cities are designated by the Home Secretary. In reality, the majority within the council puts forward names for the functions of mayor and aldermen, and the designating authorities follow their proposals.
The board is both a local body (managing the local administration) and a State body (implementing laws, regulations and decrees from the Grand-Duke and the ministers - with the exception of the police minister).
The mayor is designated by the Grand-Duke from the council members of Luxembourg nationality, for six years. (S)he chairs both the board of the mayor and aldermen, and the council. The mayor can act both as a body of the commune and a body of the state (S)he is for instance in charge of implementing laws and police regulations).
Competences
. Land planning
. Social assistance
. Culture and sport
. Pre-primary and primary education
. Environment
. Water management
. Waste management
. Police
. Emergency services
. Road maintenance and traffic management
