Is Esch-sur-Alzette safe? Luxembourg travel risk
Is Esch-sur-Alzette safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Esch-sur-Alzette scores 19/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Luxembourg Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 8 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Esch-sur-Alzette scores 19/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Luxembourg (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Esch-sur-Alzette: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (28/100) and security (17/100).
A score of 19 is higher than the scores of 5% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Luxembourg travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 49.4969° N, 5.9806° E within Esch-sur-Alzette, Esch-sur-Alzette is situated 16.8 km NE of Luxembourg at an altitude of 295 m.
Esch-sur-Alzette
49.4969° N, 5.9806° E
295 m
Europe/Luxembourg
36,625
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Luxembourg)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Esch-sur-Alzette happened in January and June (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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