Heiderscheid (; ) is a small town in northwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch.
It was previously its own commune but was merged into Esch-sur-Sûre (alongside Neunhausen) in 2011.
, the town of Heiderscheid had a population of 729.
Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages:
Dirbach Eschdorf (former seat) Heiderscheid Fond de Heiderscheid Merscheid Ringel Tadler Hierheck (lieu-dit)
Notable people Dr Michel Welter (1859 in Heiderscheid – 1924), a Luxembourgish politician, and former leader of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Marco Schank (born 1954 in Ettelbruck), a Luxembourgish politician, mayor of Heiderscheid (1994-2009) and Esch-sur-Sûre (since 2017)
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