Bascharage is a commune

Communes of Luxembourg

The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...

 and a town in south-western Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It is part of the canton of Capellen

Capellen (canton)

Capellen is a canton in the south-west of Luxembourg, in the Luxembourg District. The capital is Capellen .The canton consists of the following 11 communes:*Bascharage*Clemency*Dippach*Garnich*Hobscheid*Kehlen*Koerich*Kopstal*Mamer...

, which is part of the district of Luxembourg

Luxembourg (district)

The District of Luxembourg, sometimes of Luxemburg, is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contains four cantons, divided into 47...

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, the town of Bascharage, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 7,495. Other towns within the commune include Hautcharage

Hautcharage

Hautcharage is a small town in the commune of Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 1,463.Hautcharage used to be home to a football club, Jeunesse Hautcharage, which won the Luxembourg Cup in 1971...

 and Linger

Linger, Luxembourg

Linger is a small town in the commune of Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 577....

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Bascharage is the location of Brasserie Nationale

Brasserie Nationale

Brasserie Nationale is the largest brewery in Luxembourg, based in Bascharage. They also export to Belgium and France and China.They brew beer under the brand name Bofferding and Battin....

, the brewery

Brewery

A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....

 behind the Bofferding brand.

Bascharage is home to the football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club UN Käerjeng 97

UN Käerjeng 97

UN Käerjéng 97 is a football club, based in Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:A young club, it was only formed in 1997 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Bascharage and Jeunesse Hautcharage....

, which plays in the top-flight National Division

Luxembourg National Division

The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...

. UN Käerjeng were formed in 1997 when Union Sportive Bascharage merged with Jeunesse Hautcharage, representing the two main towns in the commune.