Bascharage

Bascharage Nidderkäerjeng
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Bascharage highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Capellen
Government
• Mayor	Jeannot Halsdorf
Area
• Total	19.14 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Area rank	61st of 116
Highest elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
• Rank	81st of 116
Lowest elevation	271 m (889 ft)
• Rank	81st of 116
Population (2009)
• Total	7,244
• Rank	14th of 116
• Density	378.5/km2 (980.2/sq mi)
• Density rank	19th of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00009001
Website	bascharage.lu

Bascharage (Luxembourgish: Nidderkäerjeng, German: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune Käerjeng. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

As of 2001, 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 and Linger.

Bascharage is the location of Brasserie Nationale, the brewery behind the Bofferding brand.

Bascharage is home to the football club UN Käerjeng 97, which plays in the top-flight National Division. UN Käerjeng were formed in 1997 when Union Sportive Bascharage merged with Jeunesse Hautcharage, representing the two main towns in the commune.