Brussels-Capital Region
Brussels-Capital Region is one of the three regions of Belgium. Its official name in the three official languages of Belgium:
- French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
- Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
- German: Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt
It has a population of 1,222,637 [1] (1 January 2022) on an area of 162 km².[2][3]
Language
Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual: Dutch and French, but most people speak French.[4] In earlier times, they spoke Brabantian, which is a Dutch dialect.
History
The area of Brussels-Capital Region belonged to the Duchy of Brabant until 1795. After the French occupation it became part of the newly formed province of South Brabant during the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1831. After the Belgian separation in 1831, it became part of the newly formed province of Brabant. On 1 January 1995, Brabant province was divided into the provinces of Flemish Brabant (Dutch-speaking) and Walloon Brabant (French-speaking), and into the bilingual Brussels region.
Municipalities
Brussels-Capital Region has 19 municipalities:
| # | French name | Dutch name | Population 2022 [5] |
Postal code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 121,394 | 1070 |
| 2 | Auderghem | Oudergem | 34,937 | 1160 |
| 3 | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe | Sint-Agatha-Berchem | 25,288 | 1082 |
| 4 | Bruxelles ¹ | Brussel ¹ | 187,686 | 1000, 1020, 1120, 1130, 1040, 1050 |
| 5 | Etterbeek | Etterbeek | 48,223 | 1040 |
| 6 | Evere | Evere | 43,481 | 1140 |
| 7 | Forest | Vorst | 56,271 | 1190 |
| 8 | Ganshoren | Ganshoren | 25,202 | 1083 |
| 9 | Ixelles | Elsene | 86,917 | 1050 |
| 10 | Jette | Jette | 52,604 | 1090 |
| 11 | Koekelberg | Koekelberg | 21,997 | 1081 |
| 12 | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | 97,102 | 1080 |
| 13 | Saint-Gilles | Sint-Gillis | 48,498 | 1060 |
| 14 | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | Sint-Joost-ten-Node | 26,809 | 1210 |
| 15 | Schaerbeek | Schaarbeek | 130,270 | 1030 |
| 16 | Uccle | Ukkel | 84,647 | 1180 |
| 17 | Watermael-Boitsfort | Watermaal-Bosvoorde | 25,190 | 1170 |
| 18 | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe | 58,448 | 1200 |
| 19 | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Sint-Pieters-Woluwe | 42,106 | 1150 |
| Total | 1,217,070 [1] |
¹ Capital, English name Brussels.
Brussels-Capital Region Media
Charles of Lorraine founded what would become Brussels, c. 979.
The Grand-Place after the 1695 bombardment by the French army
Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers, 1834
The Place Royale/Koningsplein in the late 19th century
The 1927 Solvay Conference in Brussels was the fifth world physics conference.
British tanks arrive in Brussels on 4 September 1944, ending the German occupation
A 2020 satellite image of the Greater Brussels area
The Royal Palace of Brussels, the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians
Related pages
There are two other regions:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The figure at the beginning differs from the table's total because the first figure had been adapted at a later date; the difference amounts 5,567 people.
- ↑ Population, Statbel
- ↑ Area, Statbel
- ↑ German is no official language of Brussels-Capital Region.
- ↑ Statistieken van bevolking - Bevolkingscijfers op 1 januari 2022 (.pdf), Rijksregister
Other websites
- Official website
- The Brussels-Capital Region, belgium.be