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Neighbourhoods in Brussels

There are several neighbourhoods in Brussels, Belgium. Their names and borders are not officially defined, and they might vary occasionally. The districts listed by the Brussels-Capital Region have a statistical purpose, and therefore do not always correspond to the historic municipal districts. In addition, their borders are not necessarily identical according to regional or municipal sources, and may thus overlap.

City of Brussels
Pentagon and its districts (in French) Central Quarter The origins of Brussels can be traced back to the heart of Saint-Géry/Sint-Goriks Island, formed by the river Senne, on which a first keep was built around 979. Nowadays, the neighbourhood around the Halles Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorikshallen, a former covered market, is one of the capital's trendiest districts. In this Central Quarter (, ), there are some vestiges of the 13th-century first walls of Brussels, which encompassed the area between the first port on the Senne, the old Romanesque church (later replaced by the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brabantine Gothic style), and the former ducal palace of Coudenberg in today's Royal Quarter. At the centre of this triangle are the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square); the district, which takes its name from its resistance to demolition projects, itself crossed by the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries; the / district, which welcomed pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela; as well as the Bourse Palace, erected on the site of a former Franciscan convent whose remains have been unearthed. File:Bruxelles Manneken Pis cropped.jpg|Manneken Pis File:Brussels, townhall oeg2043-00090 foto3 2015-06-07 08.38.jpg|Brussels' Town Hall File:(Belgium) St. Michael & St. Gudula Cathedral Tower, Brussels.jpg|Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula File:Front of Brussels Stock Exchange 2023 cropped.jpg|Bourse Palace File:Galeries Royales Saint Hubert Entree.jpg|Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries Royal Quarter The Royal Quarter ( or , or ) is so named because it houses, on the one hand, the Place Royale/Koningsplein ("Royal Square" or "King's Square"), built under Charles-Alexander of Lorraine on the Coudenberg hill, on the site of the former Palace of the Dukes of Brabant, of which certain levels of foundation still exist, and on the other hand, the Royal Palace of Brussels, which faces Brussels Park, on the other side of which is the Belgian House of Parliament (Palace of the Nation). Below the Royal Quarter is Brussels-Central railway station and the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, home to the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), the Royal Belgian Film Archive (Cinematek), the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts, the Museum of Cinema, the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM), the BELvue Museum, and the Oldmasters Museum. File:Bruxelles 1.jpg|Royal Palace File:Place du Musée 01.JPG|/ File:Brussels Park in summer 2007 1.JPG|Brussels Park File:Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts Belgique 1101.jpg|Oldmasters Museum File:Brussels after the attacks (19).jpg|Academy Palace Sablon/Zavel From the Place Royale/Koningsplein, the / crosses the Sablon/Zavel Quarter (, ), made of the larger / ("Large Sablon") square in the north-west and the smaller / ("Small Sablon") square and garden in the south-east, divided by the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon. It is a swanky district, where an antiques market is held, and in which antique and art dealers, as well as other luxury shops, have their businesses. Not far from there stood the Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis in Art Nouveau style by the architect Victor Horta, until its demolition in 1965. The Sablon is also home to the Egmont Palace and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. File:Kościół Notre-Dame du Sablon w Brukseli.jpg|Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Fontaine de Minerve - 01.jpg|Fountain of Minerva File:Palais d'Egmont Egmontpaleis Brussels 2012-08 i02.JPG|Egmont Palace File:Square du Petit Sablon - Statue centrale front HDR.JPG|Fountain of the Counts of Egmont and Horn File:Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles.JPG|Royal Conservatory Marolles/Marollen In the shadow of the gigantic Palace of Justice lies the Marolles/Marollen Quarter (, ), not to be confused with the Marolle that purists delimit to only seven streets. From the / to the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein, where a daily flea market known as the Old Market has been held since 1873, along the / and the /, second-hand and popular shops have for some years given way to antique dealers, marking a profound transformation of the district. The Cité Hellemans, an example of an early 20th-century collective housing complex, was built to replace the neighbourhood's many squalid cul-de-sacs. The Rue Haute, one of the city's longest and oldest streets, follows the course of an old Gallo-Roman road, to end at the Halle Gate, the only remaining gate in a series that allowed passage inside the second walls of Brussels. File:Palais de Justice from Hilton.jpg|Palace of Justice File:Porte de Hal, Brussels.jpg|Halle Gate File:Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Kapellekerk Brussel 30-4-2017 08-20-19.JPG|Church of Our Lady of the Chapel File:Jeu de Balle Bxl 01.JPG|Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein, end of a market File:Cité Hellemans 03.JPG|Cité Hellemans on the / Midi–Lemonnier Quarter (Stalingrad) It was in the heart of the Midi–Lemonnier Quarter (, ), where the Place Rouppe/Rouppeplein is today, that Brussels' first South Station, the terminus of the South Line, was built in 1839. It was known as Bogards' railway station for the eponymous convent whose site it was built on, and to which the / is now the only reference. The former presence of a station at this location also explains the unusual width of the current /, which goes from the square to the Small Ring, cleared of its train tracks since the inauguration of Brussels-South railway station, built outside the Pentagon in 1869. Because of this, the neighbourhood is sometimes called the Stalingrad Quarter (, ). At the same time, following the covering of the Senne, the district saw the construction of Haussmann-esque grand central boulevards, including the Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier/Maurice Lemonnierlaan, bordered by the Place Fontainas/Fontainasplein and the Place Anneessens/Anneessensplein (former location of the Old Market), as well as by the South Palace. Each Sunday morning, the Midi district hosts the second largest market in Europe. File:Place Rouppe 01.JPG|Place Rouppe/Rouppeplein and / File:Anneessens 01.JPG|Place Anneessens/Anneessensplein (François Anneessens) and Haute École Francisco Ferrer File:Palais du Midi 01.JPG|South Palace on the Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier/Maurice Lemonnierlaan File:Fontainas.png|Place Fontainas/Fontainasplein Senne/Zenne Quarter (Dansaert) The damp and marshy land around the present-day / and / was occupied by craftsmen since the Middle Ages. An arm of the river crossed the defences of the second walls at the level of the Ninove Gate via the / ("Small Lock"), which served as a maritime gate, an end of which remaining there until the 1960s. Later, small industries and many artisan breweries (now disappeared) established themselves in the area, as evidenced by the names of the / ("Hops Street") and the / ("Old Grain Market Street"). The Shot Tower (, ), which was used to manufacture lead shot for hunting, and the / ("Gunpowder Street"), also testify to the neighbourhood's former activities. Long neglected following the relocation of businesses outside the city centre, the Senne/Zenne Quarter (, ) has in recent years been the object of renewed interest and is undergoing gentrification due to the many disused industrial premises being converted into lofts. The area around the / has become a trendy district and is attracting a younger, more well-off, and mostly Dutch-speaking population. This new situation, which has resulted in rising rents, is not without problems for the neighbourhood's less fortunate inhabitants. File:Bruxelles, straatzicht Rue Antoine Dansaert foto2 2011-09-24 09.39.JPG|/ File:Pace du Jardin aux fleurs 01.JPG|/ File:Loft Bxl 01.JPG|Industrial building transformed into housing (loft) File:Tour à plomb Bxl 01.JPG|Shot Tower Quays Quarter (Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne) The Quays Quarter (, ) is that of the old Port of Brussels, which for a long time played the role of "belly" of the city. Boats coming from the river Scheldt entered through the former Shore Gate (, ), on the site of the present-day /, to join one of the canals, whose docks were each reserved for one type of goods. Filled in the late 19th century with the opening of Brussels' new port, these basins were replaced by wide boulevards, whose names on both sides still recall their former function: the / ("Brick Wharf"), the / ("Firewood Wharf"), the / ("Quarry Stone Wharf"), the / ("Hay Wharf"), etc., or references to the neighbourhood's commercial activities: the / ("Warehouse Street"), the / ("Traders Street"), the / ("Pig Market Street") and the / ("Trade Wharf"). Along the quaysides, numerous bourgeois houses, once belonging to wealthy merchants, have preserved the entrances to the warehouses. On the /, one can still cross food wholesalers, now supplied by trucks that have replaced the boats. The district also includes the Great Beguinage of Brussels, with the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Grand Hospice Pachéco. File:Bruxelles kosciol sw Jana Chrzciciela 02 (cropped).jpg|Church of St. John the Baptist File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Fontaine Anspach - 03.jpg|Anspach Fountain File:Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg in Brussel.jpg|Royal Flemish Theatre File:Brussel Sint-Katelijnekerk.jpg|Church of St. Catherine File:316 - Maison de la Bellone - Bruxelles.jpg|La Bellone Marais–Jacqmain Quarter Few of the buildings in the Marais–Jacqmain Quarter (, ) have escaped 20th-century demolition, from the / to the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat. They have given way to the State Administrative Centre, press printers, banking facilities, and commercial galleries. The current trend is to restore the neighbourhood's social mix by redeveloping former office buildings into housing. Despite the district's long-time grim aspect, the centuries-old Meyboom tradition has been maintained, and the former Art Nouveau Magasins Waucquez by Victor Horta have been preserved to house, since 1989, the Belgian Comic Strip Center. Another preserved islet is the 18th-century Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein in neoclassical style, which has gradually been renovated. The victims of the Belgian Revolution of 1830 are buried there in an open crypt with a memorial. Nearby is the Rue Neuve, one of Belgium's main shopping streets, with more than of stores on both its sides; and the Boulevard Émile Jacqmain/Émile Jacqmainlaan (where the Théâtre national Wallonie-Bruxelles has been installed since 2004), close to the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein. The latter, a very busy square, is dominated at its southern end by two block-style towers, but for the rest, it has totally (Hotel Métropole and its neighbour the Hotel Atlanta) or partially (UGC cinema) retained its old façades. File:De Brouckèreplein Brussel juli 2021.jpg|Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein File:Théâtre de la Monnaie 1.JPG|Royal Theatre of La Monnaie File:Place des Martyrs 01.JPG|Place des Martyrs/Martelaarsplein File:Eglise Notre-Dame du Finistère.JPG|Church of Our Lady of Finisterrae Freedom Quarter The Freedom Quarter (, ) is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring. Its focal point is the Congress Column (erected in memory of the National Congress of 1830–31, the founder of democratic liberties in Belgium), under which also lies the tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame. Not far from there is the Hotel Astoria, dating from 1911, which has been renovated and enlarged. Until the 19th century, the district was known as / and was predominantly inhabited by working-class people. The authorities' desire to clean up the squalid parts of the city led to the expulsion of the population and the neighbourhood's complete destruction. A new bourgeois district was developed during the last quarter of the century. The choice was made to commemorate Belgian independence: the / ("Liberty Square"), the Place des Barricades/Barricadenplein ("Barricades' Square"), the / ("Revolution Street"), the / ("Congress Street"), etc. The four streets leading off the Place de la Liberté bear the names of the four constitutional liberties, symbolised by four allegorical bronze female sculptures surrounding the Congress Column: Freedom of the Press, Worship, Association and Education. Neder-Over-Heembeek Neder-Over-Heembeek is a former municipality incorporated into the City of Brussels in 1921, at the same time as Laeken and Haren. It has the distinction of having the oldest place name in the Brussels-Capital Region, as it was mentioned in an ordinance as early as the 7th century. This is where the Queen Astrid Military Hospital, which is the National Burns and Poisons Centre, as well as recruitment services of the Belgian Armed Forces are located. File:Neder-Over-Heembeek Ancienne maison communale.jpg|Former Municipal Hall of Neder-Over-Heembeek File:N-O-Heembbek Bxl 01.JPG|Old Romanesque tower in Lower Heembeek File:Neder-over-Hembeek, Eglise Saint Nicolas.JPG|Church of St. Nicholas in Upper Heembeek File:Puente De Buda.jpg|Buda Bridge Haren Like Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek, the former municipality of Haren was annexed by the municipality (City) of Brussels in 1921, which allowed the extension of Schaerbeek railway station north of its territory. But it was above all the presence, south-west of the town, of an airfield, created by the Germans during the First World War, and where the former Belgian national airline Sabena was born, that precipitated the annexation of Haren. Since 1967, Haren has been home to NATO's headquarters. It is also the location of many other administrations and companies, such as the headquarters of Eurocontrol. File:Kerk Haren.jpg|Church of St. Elizabeth File:New HQ NATO 7.jpg|Headquarters of NATO File:Eurocontrol hoofdkwartier 1.jpg|Headquarters of Eurocontrol Northern Quarter The Northern Quarter (, ) is Brussels' central business district and consists of a concentration of high-rise buildings where many Belgian and multinational companies have their headquarters. It is comparable to La Défense in Paris or the Docklands in London. Located between the Brussels Canal, Brussels-North railway station, and the Small Ring, the area spans Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Schaerbeek, and the City of Brussels. It contains over half of Belgium's tallest buildings, of office space, 40,000 workers, and 8,000 residents. File:Brussels North station (DSCF7427).jpg|Brussels-North railway station File:Belgique - Bruxelles - North Galaxy Towers - 00.jpg|North Galaxy Towers File:Belgium - Brussels - Rogier Tower - 01.jpg|Rogier Tower File:Tour et Taxis - Brussels Skyline (cropped).jpg|Skyline of the Northern Quarter Tour & Taxis Tour & Taxis is a large former industrial site situated on the embankment of the Brussels Canal, just north-west of the Pentagon, which was annexed by the City of Brussels in 1897. The location is immediately adjacent to Laeken and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and about west from the Northern Quarter. The site is composed of large warehouses and commercial buildings at a former freight train station called the Maritime Station (, ), and its spacious central hall known as the Royal Depot (, ). The main buildings on the site are made of brick, glass and wrought iron, and are examples of 19th-century industrial architecture. Though the site was long disused following its loss of importance as a transshipment and customs hub, it has been partially regenerated, and is now used for shops, offices, eateries, as well as for large cultural events. File:Bruxelles Tour et Taxis1.psd.jpg|alt=The Royal Depot of Tour & Taxis seen from the Avenue du Port/Havenlaan's side.|Royal Depot of Tour & Taxis File:Maritime Station (2).jpg|alt=The Maritime Station, Tour & Taxis|Maritime Station of Tour & Taxis File:Brussels Environnement building (5).jpg|Brussels Environment building (left) and Herman Teirlinck building (right) File:Bruxelles - Parc Tour et Taxis 2015 (7).JPG|Tour & Taxis Park Southern Quarters Louise/Louiza The / district comprises the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan and its immediate surroundings. This avenue lies on the territory of the City of Brussels, except for the part called the "Louise bottleneck" (), which is partially in the municipalities of Saint-Gilles and Ixelles, the territory of Brussels being limited to the roadway at this point. It is one of the most prestigious and expensive avenues in Brussels, lined with high-end fashion stores and boutiques. It also houses many embassies and offices. File:Avenue Louise (3).jpg|Avenue Louise/Louizalaan File:Place Stéphanie Brussels along Avenue Louise.jpg|/ File:BE Bruxelles Horta Solvay.JPG|Hôtel Solvay File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Avenue Louise - Blue Tower - 01.jpg|Blue Tower File:Jardin du Roi Bruxelles Jardin du Roi Rue de Belle Vue 0 Rue du Buisson 0 Avenue Louise 0.jpg|King's Garden Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos At the end of Avenue Louise lies the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos. This English-style park, forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, owes its name to the nearby La Cambre Abbey. At its entrance are the two neoclassical former octroi pavilions () of the Namur Gate, as well as Brussels' most prestigious residential area: the Square du Bois/Bossquare. File:Le_bois_de_la_Cambre_et_le_lac.JPG|Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos File:Chalet Robinson en début de soirée - panoramio.jpg|Chalet Robinson File:Square du Bois (Avenue Louise à Bruxelles).jpg|Entrance of the Square du Bois/Bossquare File:Anciens pavillons d'octroi de la Porte de Namur 01.JPG|Former octroi pavilion at the entrance of the Bois de la Cambre Solbosch/Solbos The / Plateau is located between the territory of the City of Brussels and Ixelles. In the strict sense, it concerns the north of the / district, just east of the Bois de la Cambre and west of Ixelles Cemetery. The name is derived from , a wood that was originally part of the Sonian Forest. The district was the site of the Brussels International Exposition of 1910, as evidenced by the / (now the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan), and the Delune House, a former Art Nouveau café-restaurant, converted into an embassy. The / campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), a French-speaking university, with about 20,000 students, is also situated there. File:Université Libre de Bruxelles Franklin Rooseveltlaan Brussel 01.jpg|/ campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Maison Delune - 01.jpg|Delune House File:Bruxelles - Fondation Boghossian-Empain.jpg|Villa Empain ==Other municipalities==
Other municipalities
Anderlecht Historical centre The historical centre of Anderlecht is the municipality's central district. Formerly known as Rinck, it is divided into several sectors: • The / district, also called the / district, is the meeting point for those who hail to the heart of Anderlecht. It is also where the Place de la Vaillance/Dapperheidsplein (Anderlecht's central square), the Church of St. Guido, the /, as well as Anderlecht's main schools are located. The / is the municipality's main shopping street. It is centred on the / and some neighbouring streets. • The smaller Aumale district in its northern part mainly comprises the / and its surrounding streets. It includes the Erasmus House (a museum devoted to the Dutch humanist writer and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam), the old beguinage (a late medieval lay convent, now a museum dedicated to religious community life), as well as the ''Bibliothèque de l'Espace Maurice Carême'' French-language public library. File:Anderlecht, Dapperheidsplein.jpg|Place de la Vaillance/Dapperheidsplein and Church of St. Guido File:Maison d'Érasme.jpg|Erasmus House File:Anderlecht2019 21.jpg| / File:Anderlecht Justice de Paix 2014.JPG| of Anderlecht File:Rue Wayez (1).jpg|/ Cureghem/Kuregem Located in the north-east of Anderlecht, Cureghem/Kuregem is one of the municipality's largest and most populated districts. It developed during the Industrial Revolution along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and is currently in a fragile social and economic situation due to the decline of its economy and the poor quality of some of its housing. Between 1836 and 1991, the district housed the Royal School of Veterinary Medicine, now moved to Liège but often still referred to as Cureghem. The old campus, listed as protected heritage, has undergone a large rehabilitation process. the old power station, and the former Moulart Mill—are testaments to the old industrial activities next to the waterway. The Municipal Hall of Anderlecht is located on the /, in the heart of this district. and the /. File:Town hall of Anderlecht (DSC 2233).jpg|Anderlecht's Municipal Hall File:Abattoirs de Cureghem.JPG|Abattoirs of Anderlecht File:Anderlecht2019 02.jpg|Royal School of Veterinary Medicine File:Synagogue of Anderlecht (1).jpg|Synagogue of Anderlecht Meir Located to the south of the historical centre of Anderlecht, this district is centred on the Meir Roundabout and Astrid Park (formerly called Meir Park), where the football club R.S.C. Anderlecht plays its home matches in the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Planned shortly before the First World War, the development of this residential neighbourhood took place mainly between the two world wars. Its layout, characterised by broad avenues, villas and row houses interspersed with green spaces, reflects the planned transition from former rural land into an urbanised residential zone. Aimed at the middle class, it forms an extremely coherent and well-preserved architectural ensemble in which the Art Deco style predominates. File:Anderlecht - Rond-point du Meir-Meirplein x Avenue du Roi-Soldat-Koning-Soldaatlaan - 2024-10-23.jpg|Meir Roundabout File:Anderlecht2019 26.jpg|Astrid Park File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Anderlecht - Musée Maurice Carême - 2019-07-28 (2).jpg|Maurice Carême Museum File:Avenue Paul Janson (1).jpg|/ File:3564constantVandenStockStadium.jpg|Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Veeweyde/Veeweide / is centrally located in the upper part of Anderlecht, south of the Meir district. The neighbourhood, which takes its name from an old hamlet meaning "pasture", includes the Busselenberg (a residential area centred around the park of the same name), the smaller Musicians' district (a residential area between the / and the /), as well as the Aurore housing estate on the banks of the canal. In recent years, this area has seen urban renewal efforts, with the canal quays being converted into a pedestrian and cycle-friendly promenade. File:Aurore buildings (1).jpg|Aurore housing estate File:Quartier des Musiciens (1).jpg|/ File:Busselenberg Park (1).jpg|Busselenberg Park La Roue/Het Rad Located in the south of Anderlecht, La Roue/Het Rad ("The Wheel") is one of the municipality's largest districts and one of Brussels' main garden cities. It is crossed by the last end of the Chaussée de Mons in Brussels, and is bounded to the east by the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and to the south by the Flemish municipality of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, in the Pajottenland. Mostly built in the 1920s, with its modest and picturesque houses, it offers a vision of an early 20th-century working-class neighbourhood. At its southern edge, it is also home to one of the largest agribusiness industry campuses in Belgium: the Food and Chemical Industries Education and Research Center (CERIA/COOVI), as well as large department stores. File:Cité la Roue 04.JPG|La Roue/Het Rad garden city File:Saint Joseph Church (1).jpg|Church of St. Joseph File:La Roue (2).jpg|Municipal School no. 21 File:Anderlecht Canal (2).jpg|View along the canal in La Roue Scheut Located in the north of Anderlecht, Scheut is bounded by the border with the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to the north, the historical centre of Anderlecht to the south, the Birmingham district to the east, the Scheutveld district to the west and the semi-natural site of the Scheutbos to the north-west. Historically, the Scheut Plateau held strategic importance and later evolved into a largely residential and commercial zone. It is in this district, on the /, that lay the foundations of the Scheutveld College, on 28 April 1863, by the Catholic priest Theophile Verbist. The congregation of Scheut Missionaries went on to evangelise China, Mongolia, the Philippines, as well as the Congo Free State/Belgian Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo). File:Anderlecht-Scheut; église Saint Vincent de Paul.jpg|Church of St. Vincent de Paul File:Anderlecht2019 33.jpg|/ File:Missiehuis van Scheut - Bâtiment.jpg|Scheut House of the CICM Missionaries File:Avenue de Scheut (1).jpg|/ Scheutveld (Prince of Liège) Located in the north of Anderlecht, Scheutveld, also known as the Prince of Liège district, is a quiet, residential neighbourhood centred around Scheutveld Park and the /. It is bounded by the / to the west and the / to the east. The district features a mix of mid-20th-century housing, including low-rise apartment buildings and villas, set around generous public space, making it one of the municipality's greener suburban-style neighbourhoods. It also benefits from a direct pedestrian and cycle link via a footbridge to the adjacent Peterbos district. File:Scheutveld Park (2).jpg|Scheutveld Park File:Boulevard Prince de Liège (3).jpg|/ Peterbos Located in the north of Anderlecht, near the municipality's highest point, this district includes one of the largest social housing estates in the Brussels Region. Spanning , the site comprises a series of tower blocks. It is an open-plan urban development where none of the buildings face the street nor are aligned, with visual clearances between them. Despite the high concentration of social housing, the neighbourhood has many green spaces, particularly within Peterbos Park. File:Peterbos (1).jpg|Peterbos housing estate Moortebeek Located in the north-west of Anderlecht and extending slightly into neighbouring Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Moortebeek borders the Peterbos district. This architectural ensemble, crossed by the /, is representative of the 20th-century garden city movement. For a time, the district was dubbed the Little Moscow (, ), in reference to the political context in which it was created. It is now a pleasant neighbourhood that has retained its character and cohesion. File:Cité de Moortebeek 01.JPG|Moortebeek garden city Scherdemael/Scherdemaal Located in the centre-west of Anderlecht, this relatively quiet district, bisected by Scherdemael Park, is bounded by the / to the north, the / to the south and the / to the west. The neighbourhood takes its name from the Scherdemael Plateau, which extends further west beyond the boulevard, as indicated by the /, situated largely outside the Brussels Ring. Developed in the 1950s and 1960s according to the Park system urban planning principle, it forms a cohesive residential unit combining apartment buildings, single-family villas and service buildings, all arranged around this green space containing a primary school, playgrounds and sports fields. File:Scherdemael Park (2).jpg|Scherdemael Park File:Scherdemael (4).jpg|/ Bon Air/Goede Lucht Located in the north-west of Anderlecht, / ("Good Air") is a small, peaceful and modest district recognised as one of the garden cities of the Brussels Region. Centred on the / and surrounded by small streets in a semi-rural style, it is bounded to the south by a section of the Avenue d'Itterbeek and to the north by the Broekbeek stream, which at this point forms the boundary between Anderlecht and the Flemish municipality of Dilbeek. File:Cité Bon air 01.JPG|/ garden city Ponds Quarter The Ponds Quarter (, ) is located in the south of Anderlecht. This district's name refers to the ponds in the /, situated between the / and the /. The neighbourhood urbanised in the 1960s and 1970s on land that was then agricultural. It closely blends green spaces, tall apartment buildings, commercial and educational facilities, as well as single-family housing, and is thus representative of the Park system. File:Parc des Etangs.jpg|/ File:Parc des Etangs (6).jpg|Marius Renard housing estate File:Institut Redouté-Peiffer.jpg|Redouté-Peiffer Institute Trèfles/Klavers This district lies in the south of Anderlecht, between La Roue and the Ponds Quarter. Bounded by the Chaussée de Mons, the Boulevard Maurice Carême and the railroad, it has the particularity of being made up of terraced houses to the north and rapidly developing land to the south. The /, which gave it its name, runs through the neighbourhood. Along the /, the Trèfles nursery and primary school (Municipal School no. 23), with its cloverleaf layout, reflects a broader effort to combine education with contemporary environmental standards. File:Clos des Trèfles (1).jpg|/ File:Trèfles (1).jpg|Municipal School no. 23 Neerpede Located in the south-west of Anderlecht, Neerpede lies on the western edge of the Brussels agglomeration, just beyond the Brussels Ring, on the border with the Pajottenland. The area is situated along the Neerpedebeek stream, downstream from Sint-Anna-Pede and Sint-Gertrudis-Pede in Flemish Brabant. Ecclesiastically and administratively, the hamlet has always depended on Anderlecht. Today, it is one of the few parts of Brussels that has remained primarily rural and Dutch-speaking. Since 2018, the district has included two nature reserves (the Koeivijverdal and the Neerpede reedbed). It also houses sporting facilities, notably the training complex, the youth department, and large parts of the administrative departments of R.S.C. Anderlecht. File:Luizenmolen (1).jpg|Luizenmolen File:Saint Gerard Majella Church (1).jpg|Church of St. Gerard Majella File:Neerpede Grotto (1).jpg|Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto File:Neerpede (1).jpg|Neerpedebeek and Neerpede Ponds Vogelenzang Located in the south of Anderlecht, Vogelenzang (also spelled Vogelzang) is home to the / campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Erasmus Hospital. The area's name, literally "birds' song", comes from the Vogelzangbeek stream, a tributary of the Senne that marks the boundary between Brussels and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. The neighbourhood consists of two parts: the first, traversed by the /, surrounds Anderlecht Cemetery (also known as Vogelenzang Cemetery) and a residential district; the second, known as /, is a semi-rural zone crossed by the / that is increasingly being developed as a regional business park. The Vogelzangbeek valley, however, remains a protected natural site and a popular place for walkers. File:Hôpital Erasme Haupteingang.jpg|Erasmus Hospital File:Bruxelles - musée de la médecine ULB 2019-07-11 (2).jpg|Museum of Medicine File:Anderlecht Cemetery (1).jpg|Anderlecht Cemetery File:Vogelenzang (1).jpg|/ Petite Île/Klein Eiland Located in the east of Anderlecht, this district lies between two branches of the Senne, which separate near the /: to the east, the Senne itself, flowing more or less parallel to the Midi-Ruisbroek railway line; and to the west, the "Lesser Senne" (, ), a man-made arm of the river flowing under the current Hermès Roundabout and then alongside the /. It is slated for major redevelopment under the CityGate project, transforming the former industrial area into a mixed‑use and sustainable neighbourhood. File:20200615 Nautilus Eaglestone 084.jpg|Nautilus project on the / File:Anderlecht Senne 085.jpg|Senne near the / Auderghem/Oudergem Historical centre The historical centre of Auderghem is the municipality's central district. File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Place communale d'Auderghem - 01.jpg|/ File:Lutgardiscollege - Auderghem-Oudergem 02.jpg|Chapel of St. Marcellin Champagnat and Lutgardiscollege File:Mémorial du Rond-Point du Souverain 01.jpg|World War I and II memorial on the Souverain Roundabout File:Centre culturel d'Auderghem - Cultureel Centrum van Oudergem 01.jpg|Auderghem's Cultural Centre Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal (Putdael) Sometimes also known as Putdael (also spelled Putdaal), / is a renowned residential area of Brussels, bordering the municipalities of Auderghem and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. Situated between the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, the / and the grounds of the Château of Val Duchesse, from which it takes its name, this district is one of the most prestigious in the city. File:Auderghem CH1.jpg|Château of Val Duchesse File:Château Sainte-Anne (DSCF7140).jpg|Château Sainte-Anne File:Auderghem Ch1a.jpg|Chapel of St. Anne File:Ront-point Sainte-Anne.JPG|St. Anne Roundabout Blankedelle (Transvaal) Located in the south of Auderghem, below the Herman Debroux–Leonard crossroads section of the /, this district surrounds the Church of Our Lady of Blankedelle. It comprises a residential area to the west and a forested area to the east, the latter being part of the Sonian Forest. As cartridges were manufactured there for the Boers of the Transvaal (modern-day South Africa), the area was referred to by the locals as "Those from the Transvaal". Later, it became simply known as "Transvaal". File:Eglise Blankedelle.JPG|Church of Our Lady of Blankedelle File:Rue Emile Rotiers.JPG|/ Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Sint-Agatha-Berchem Historical centre The historical centre of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe is the municipality's central district. File:Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Town Hall (1).jpg|Berchem-Sainte-Agathe's Municipal Hall File:Place Docteur Schweitzer (1).jpg|/ French Hospital Located in the east of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, at the junction with Koekelberg and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, this residential and mixed urban district developed around the former site of the French Hospital. Originally founded around 1930 to treat French nationals suffering from tropical diseases, this historic institution was later opened to a broader public before being decommissioned in the 1980s. Nowadays, the district consists mainly of apartment buildings and single-family homes. File:French Hospital (2).jpg|French Hospital File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Cité Moderne - 01.jpg|Cité Moderne Potaarde Located in the south-west of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Potaarde is a primarily residential district characterised by a suburban atmosphere, abundant greenery, and proximity to the Kattebroek nature reserve. This protected site, composed of meadows, wetlands, and wooded slopes, preserves part of the original landscape of the Molenbeek valley. The neighbourhood consists mainly of low-rise single-family houses built during the mid-20th century, along with more recent apartment developments, reflecting gradual urban densification. File:Eglise Sainte-Agathe.JPG|Former Church of St. Agatha File:Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Cemetery (1).jpg|Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Cemetery File:BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE, rue Verte - église Sainte-Agathe (1) - BADEAUX 1.jpg|Wilder Wood Zavelenberg Located in the north of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, facing the Basilix Shopping Center, the Zavelenberg is a remnant of the municipality's rural past. File:Villa Marie-Mirande (1).jpg|Villa Marie-Mirande File:BERCHEM-SAINTE-AGATHE, avenue Charles Quint -Zavelenberg, réserve naturelle (8) - BADEAUX.jpg|Zavelenberg Etterbeek Jourdan Situated in the north-west of Etterbeek, close to Leopold Park and the European institutions, the / and its surrounding streets form the district's commercial and recreational centre. The square, which owes its name to a local philanthropist, boasts an array of shops, bars and restaurants, including Maison Antoine, one of Belgium's most famous friteries. Of a completely different character, the Barony House dates from 1680 and is the municipality's oldest surviving dwelling. At the neighbourhood's southern edge, along the /, lies Jean-Félix Hap Garden, home to the Bibliothèque communale Hergé French-language public library. File:Place Jourdan (1).jpg|/ File:17th century house in Brussels-Etterbeek.JPG|Barony House File:Jean-Félix Hap Garden (1).jpg|Jean-Félix Hap Garden La Chasse/De Jacht Located in the south of Etterbeek, / ("The Hunt") is best known for its military history, its diverse businesses and its mix of apartment buildings and small, formerly working-class houses. This district is centred around the Chasse crossroads where six major avenues converge. It extends over part of the / to the north and goes as far as the / to the south (formerly called the / because it connects the Etterbeek barracks to the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan). The Municipal Hall of Etterbeek is located on the /, in the heart of this district. File:Town hall of Etterbeek (DSC 2183).jpg|Etterbeek's Municipal Hall File:Photo Saint Antoine De Padoue.jpg|Church of St. Anthony of Padua File:De Witte de Haelen Barracks (2).jpg|De Witte de Haelen Barracks on the / Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieter Located in the centre of Etterbeek. File:Cauchie House (DSC 3001).jpg|Cauchie House File:Institut Saint Stanislas Bruxelles Nerviens 115.jpg|St. Stanislas Institute File:Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hartkerk (Etterbeek).jpg|Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart File:EtterbeekRueDesBoers.jpg|/ Saint-Michel/Sint-Michiel Located in the east of Etterbeek, this district owes its name to St. Michael's College, a Jesuit college that has been located there since 1905. The neighbourhood, which is crossed by the boulevard of the same name, preserves an extraordinary heritage of Beaux-Arts-style mansions and town houses (generally built around 1920), as well as a few eclectic-style buildings. File:Collège St-Michel-Bxl.JPG|Church of St. John Berchmans and St. Michael's College File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Maison Borin - 01.jpg|Borin House File:Buste Thieffry Etterbeek.jpg|/ (Edmond Thieffry) Evere File:Evere - Église Saint-Vincent - 002.jpg|Church of St. Vincent File:Cimetière de Bruxelles 01.jpg|Brussels Cemetery Conscience Located in the centre of Evere. File:EvereTownHall.jpg|Evere's Municipal Hall File:Evere - Église Notre-Dame Immaculée - 002.jpg|Church of Our Lady Immaculate Received Picardie Located in the north of Evere. File:MBMA-Moulin Molen Evere.jpg|Former windmill at the Brussels Mill and Food Museum File:'t hoeveke-BILD1569.JPG|'t Hoeveke Germinal Located in the centre of Evere. Paduwa Paduwa is located in the south of Evere, not far from the municipalities of Schaerbeek and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. In the centre of this district lies the /, where the Church of St. Joseph is located. File:Evere - Eglise Saint-Joseph.jpg|Church of St. Joseph File:20120717 evere03.JPG|/ Forest/Vorst Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd Located in the north-east of Forest, next to Duden Park, the district is so named because it occupies the summit of the Flotsenberg, the municipality's highest point, at an elevation of around above sea level. Mostly developed in the early to mid-20th century, it combines eclectic, Art Nouveau and Art Deco houses with apartment blocks from the 1930s and later post-World War II additions. At its centre stands the circular /, a roundabout around the Church of St. Augustine, from which eight of the district's major arteries radiate in a star-shaped plan. File:VorstAugustinuskerk.JPG|Church of St. Augustine File:Duden castle.jpg|Duden Park château Neerstalle (Saint-Denis/Sint-Denijs) Neerstalle is located in the south of Forest, on the border with the municipality of Uccle. It used to be a hamlet on the Geleytsbeek, near the old hamlet and lordship of Stalle. In the 19th and especially the 20th century, the previously rural area became urbanised. The smaller / district, close to the square of the same name, is more working-class and lively, and offers annual gatherings such as medieval festivals. File:MaisonCommunaleForest.jpg|Forest's Municipal Hall File:Abbaye de Forest.jpg|Forest Abbey File:Forest 060106 (16).JPG|/ Saint-Antoine/Sint-Antonius Located in the north of Forest, around the Church of St. Anthony of Padua, the / district is a working-class area home to a largely immigrant population. File:Saint Anthony of Padua Church (Forest-Vorst) 6.jpg|Church of St. Anthony of Padua File:Wiels brussels 01.jpg|WIELS Ganshoren Historical centre The historical centre of Ganshoren is the municipality's central district. File:GanshorenMC7230.jpg|Ganshoren's Municipal Hall File:Ganshoren, église Saint-Martin.JPG|Church of St. Martin Ganshoren Villas Located in the north-west of Ganshoren, this star-shaped neighbourhood is centred around the section of the / located below the Liberté Roundabout. The district's name is paradoxical because the villas in question are large towers (about ten) of nearly twenty storeys, which represents nearly 120 apartments per building. The perimeter includes single-family social housing, in the Wagner and Neuberger estates and on the /. File:Rivieren Castle.jpg|Rivieren Castle Het Heideken Located in the north-east of Ganshoren, Het Heideken is a social garden city designed by the architect and constructed between 1923 and 1925 on the site of former common land. The district is uniquely shaped like a butterfly or kite and stretches across both sides of the /. File:Cité-Jardin Heideken.png|/ File:Les Potes en Toque (1).jpg|Les Potes en Toque Ixelles/Elsene Namur Gate (Matonge) Located in the north of Ixelles. File:Bastion Tower.JPG|Bastion Tower at the Namur Gate File:Chaussée d'Ixelles (4).jpg|/ File:Galerie Toison d'Or 02.jpg|Toison d'Or Gallery on the / Saint-Boniface/Sint-Bonifatius Located in the north of Ixelles. File:MAISON-40.jpg|Ixelles' Municipal Hall File:La façade principale l'église Saint Boniface d'Ixelles.jpg|Church of St. Boniface File:Place Fernand Cocq Ixelles Bruxelles.jpg|/ Flagey (Malibran) Located in the centre of Ixelles, around the Place Eugène Flagey/Eugène Flageyplein, this district includes the Cité de l'Aulne, the smaller Malibran and Gray districts, as well as several cultural sites. The former headquarters of the Belgian National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (INR/NIR) has been converted into a trendy cultural centre, largely financed by the Flemish Community; the Place Flagey is also home to the French-language architecture school La Cambre. The district also has a Portuguese community among its diverse immigrant population, which is conspicuous because of the Pessoa monument and bars. File:Ancien Institut national de Radiodiffusion - vue d'ensemble.JPG|Flagey Building on the Place Eugène Flagey/Eugène Flageyplein File:Eglise de la Sainte Croix (Ixelles)- Bruxelles.jpg|Church of the Holy Cross File:Monument au Wiertz - J. Jacquet, Ixelles 2011.jpg|/ (Antoine Wiertz) Ixelles Ponds Located to the south of the Place Flagey, the Ixelles Ponds district is the site of the former fishponds of La Cambre Abbey. Today, it offers a panorama of architecture from the mid-19th century to the immediate post-WWII period. The avenues surrounding the park feature a number of buildings in eclectic, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, designed by architects such as , , Ernest Blerot and . File:Bruxelles - Etang d'Ixelles.jpg|Ixelles Ponds File:Xl Delune 1904.JPG|Sterner's Studio File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Résidence Belle-Vue - 02.jpg|Résidence Belle-Vue File:Charles De Coster 02.JPG|Monument to Charles De Coster La Cambre–Étoile Located in the southern part of Ixelles, this district was built around the former La Cambre Abbey. The neighbourhood used to be an independent municipality in the 18th century. It is now home to the École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre (ENSAV), also simply known as La Cambre, one of the leading visual arts and design schools in Belgium, as well as the abbey's gardens. A short walk from the abbey is the /, one of the most important intersections in Brussels, known for the Art Deco and modernist apartment buildings that line it. File:Abb.de la Cambre, palais abbatial.JPG|La Cambre Abbey File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Résidence de la Cambre - 02.jpg|Résidence de la Cambre File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Palais de La Cambre - 01.jpg|Palais de la Cambre Little Switzerland (Ixelles Cemetery) Located in the eastern part of Ixelles, the Little Switzerland district (, ), more recently known as the Ixelles Cemetery district (abbreviated ''Cim d'Ix or Cimdix''), urbanised between 1870 and 1920. It is a student district with a lot of bars and restaurants, located at the strategic junction between two universities, the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the French-speaking Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). File:Cimetière d'Ixelles 09.JPG|Ixelles Cemetery File:Ixelles Cemetery Roundabout (1).jpg|Ixelles Cemetery Roundabout La Plaine/Het Plein Located in the east of Ixelles, / ("The Plain") overlooks the / to the north, the / to the east and the / to the west. This university campus is located on the site of a former military exercise ground, from which it takes its name. File:VUB campus Etterbeek.JPG|Etterbeek campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) File:België - Brussel - VUB - Rectoraat - 02.jpg|Braem Building Châtelain/Kastelein Located in the western exclave of Ixelles, between the Chaussée de Charleroi/Charleroisesteenweg in Saint-Gilles to the west, the Chaussée de Waterloo/Waterloosesteenweg to the south, and the southern extension of Brussels with the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan and the / to the east, this district corresponds to the historic hamlet of /. Today, it is well known for its fashionable restaurants, bars and craft shops, which extend around the / and are mainly frequented by a French public. File:Brussel Baluwstraat 2019 2.jpg|Church of the Holy Trinity File:Hôtel Ciamberlani (DSCF7523).jpg|Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani File:Place du Châtelain (6).jpg|/ Berkendael/Berkendaal /, together with the Châtelain district, is located in the western exclave of Ixelles. The district lies on the border with Uccle to the south and with Forest to the south-west. It is a chic and less dense neighbourhood than the rest of Ixelles and has many early 20th-century houses in different styles such as Art Nouveau, Art Deco, eclecticism and modernism, several of which are protected. File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Institut chirurgical Berkendael - 02.jpg|Berkendael Surgical Institute File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Place Georges Brugmann - Paul Picquet - 01.jpg|/ File:Notre dame le l'annonciation ixelles entrée.jpg|Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Maison Wolfers - 02.jpg|Wolfers House Boondael/Boondaal / is a residential district largely located in the south of Ixelles, with pieces extending into the City of Brussels and Watermael-Boitsfort. It corresponds to the area between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos and the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan to the west, the Solbosch district to the north, as well as the stretch of railway line 26 between Boondael railway station and the intersection with railway line 161 to the south-east. At its centre lies the / with the old Boondael Chapel, which is now used for artistic and cultural activities. File:Square du Vieux Tilleul.jpg|Boondael Chapel on the / File:Facade Nord-Est (Chaussée de Boitsfort) et Sud-Est.jpg|''L'Auberge de Boendael'' File:Ancienne laiterie et estaminet du Vieux Tilleul.jpg|Tennis Club Bois de la Cambre Jette Historical centre The historical centre of Jette is the municipality's central district. File:Jette voormalig gemeentehuis 27-04-2013.jpg|Jette's Municipal Hall File:Station Jette.jpg|Jette railway station File:St.Pierre de Jette.png|Church of St. Peter File:JETTE-SAINT-PIERRE, place Cardinal Mercier - Parc Garcet (10) - BADEAUX.jpg|Garcet Park File:Hoeve Wemmelse Steenweg.jpg|La Ferme du Wilg Miroir/Spiegel Located in the south of Jette. File:Place du Miroir (4).jpg|/ and Church of St. Magdalene File:Avenue de Jette (1).jpg|/ Esseghem/Essegem Located in the east of Jette, this district includes the / housing estate. File:Museum voor Abstracte Kunst-René Magritte Museum.jpg|René Magritte Museum (right) and Museum of Abstract Art (left) Woeste Located in the south-east of Jette, this loosely defined district along the / presents a largely residential character. The neighbourhood combines a dense urban fabric with access to nearby green spaces. It is characterised by a mix of early- to mid-20th-century apartment buildings and single-family homes, reflecting the municipality's broader urban growth during that period. The presence of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and its adjacent grotto also lend the quarter a historical touch. File:Our Lady of Lourdes Church (1).jpg|Church of Our Lady of Lourdes File:Lourdes Grotto Brussels.jpg|Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Withuis - 01.jpg|Withuis Dieleghem/Dielegem Located to the north of the historical centre of Jette, this district was built around the former Dieleghem Abbey. The neighbourhood used to be an independent municipality in the 18th century. The Municipal Hall of Molenbeek is located on the / ("Municipal Square"), in the heart of this district. File:Gemeentehuis St Jans Molenbeek.jpg|Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's Municipal Hall File:St Jan de Doperkerk in Molenbeek.jpg|Church of St. John the Baptist File:Pin Wheels (8307190869).jpg|Pinwheels along the canal in Molenbeek File:Molenbeek Academy (1).jpg|Molenbeek Academy of Drawing and Visual Arts File:La Fonderie (1).jpg|La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour Duchesse (Quatre-vents) Located to the south of the historical centre of Molenbeek, this district is centred on the /. The square was created in 1847 on the grounds of the Hospices de Bruxelles, of which only the neoclassical façade remains. The hospice buildings now house a primary school (Municipal School no. 5). In 1869, the Church of St. Barbara was erected there for the Catholic worship of the new parish. The /, the /, the /, the / and the / also end there. File:Place de la Duchesse (2).jpg|/ File:Saint Barbara Church (1).jpg|Church of St. Barbara File:Ekla Tower (1).jpg|Ekla Tower File:Gare de L'ouest.jpg|Brussels-West Station Heyvaert Located in the south-east of Molenbeek, near the Abattoirs of Anderlecht (the main slaughterhouse in Brussels) and along the Charleroi Canal, Heyvaert is part of the larger Cureghem/Kuregem district. It is bounded by the /, the Rue de Birmingham, the Place de la Duchesse de Brabant, the Rue Isidoor Teirlinck, the /, and the / (formerly called the / because of its proximity to the canal lock; meaning "lock" in French). The district, once primarily industrial, now offers an environment characterised by the used car trade, particularly exports to West Africa, as well as other related activities. File:Projet Bonne - Mariemont.jpg|Bonne–Mariemont project on the / File:Ecluse de Molenbeek.JPG|Molenbeek lock at the Ninove Gate File:Passerelle de la rue de Gosselies.jpg|Guido Vanderhulst Footbridge Maritime Quarter Located in the north of Molenbeek, with a piece extending into the City of Brussels, the Maritime Quarter (, ) was born, around 1900, from the implementation of the Port of Brussels and the Maritime Station on the Tour & Taxis site. A number of customs agencies and handling activities mingled with homes were concentrated there and have given the neighbourhood a diverse character. The residents, historically made up of workers, as well as of the small and large bourgeoisie, were also from the outset of great diversity. In the interwar period, the Foyer Molenbeekois housing cooperative built several large-scale social housing complexes for workers and employees in the district. Many traces of this history can still be found today, including old factories and workshops, as well as Art Deco and modernist apartment buildings, designed by architects such as , Armand de Saulnier and . File:Brug Emile Bockstaellaan, Jubelfeestlaan.jpg|Jubilee Bridge on the / File:Doperremig19.jpg|World War I memorial on the / File:Saint Remigius Church (1).jpg|Church of St. Remigius File:2018 brussel 40.jpg|Boulevard Léopold II/Leopold II-laan File:2018 brussel 38.jpg|Vaartkapoen Karreveld Located in the north of the upper part of Molenbeek, Karreveld Park and its surrounding district are named after the former domain of Karreveld Castle, which now covers . The name Karreveld derives from the Old Dutch , meaning "field of brick earth", referring to the local brickmaking activity that continued into the early 20th century. In 1912, Karreveld became one of the sites associated with the early development of Belgian cinema. At the request of Charles Pathé (Pathé Cinémas), the French director Alfred Machin established the country's first film studio there. Today, it is a mostly residential neighbourhood between the /, the Chaussée de Gand and the railroad. File:Karreveld (9).jpg|Karreveld Castle File:Karreveld Park (1).jpg|Karreveld Park File:Avenue du Karreveld (2).jpg|/ Korenbeek Located in the north-east of Molenbeek, Korenbeek takes its name from a former stream that originated near the present-day / and once fed the ponds of Karreveld Castle. The largely residential neighbourhood is characterised by mid-sized housing and a historically mixed working-class population. It is notably home to Molenbeek Cemetery between the Chaussée de Gand and the /. This cemetery was inaugurated in 1864 to replace the old parish cemetery around the Church of St. John the Baptist, which had become too small, and whose last remains were cleared in 1932. File:Molenbeek Cemetery (8).jpg|Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery File:Molenbeek Cemetery (11).jpg|Columbarium of Molenbeek Cemetery File:Molenbeek Cité Diongre N°33-34 30006.jpg|Diongre garden city Machtens (Marie-José) Located in the upper part of Molenbeek, this district lies in the valley of the Maalbeek (or Molenbeek) that gave the municipality its name. Originally, the area was part of the former Oostendaal estate. In 1920, it was purchased by the municipality and partly turned into two parks, Albert Park and Marie-José Park, in the triangle formed by the /, the / and the /. They were designed by the architect and urban planner Louis Van der Swaelmen, and are named after King Albert I and his daughter, Princess Marie-José, the last Queen of Italy. File:Boulevard Edmond Machtens (3).jpg|/ File:Molenbeek - Parc Albert.jpg|Albert Park Osseghem/Ossegem / is centrally located in the upper part of Molenbeek, west of the municipality's historical centre. The neighbourhood used to be a rural hamlet. The name is of Germanic (Frankish) origin and is composed of Odso + -inga + heim, meaning "residence/domain of the family of Odso". An old country road, today's /, which led to the Chaussée de Gand near the current Osseghem/Ossegem metro station, connected the hamlet to Molenbeek and Brussels. File:Avenue Brigade Piron (1).jpg|/ File:Cité du Gulden Bodem (2).jpg|Gulden Bodem garden city File:Muses Park (3).jpg|Muses Park Scheutbos (Mettewie) Located in the extreme west of Molenbeek, near the Boulevard Louis Mettewie, the Scheutbos (or Scheutbosch) is the municipality's remaining "green" area, home to the likewise named semi-natural site of the Scheutbos. File:Tour L'Ecluse 1080BXL.jpg|L'Écluse Tower on the / File:Scheutbospark.jpg|Scheutbos Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Historical centre The historical centre of Saint-Gilles is the municipality's central district. File:Église de Saint-Gilles - 2271-0001-0 - Belgium.JPG|Church of St. Gilles File:Ancien cinéma Aegidium - 2271-0024-0 - Belgium.JPG|Aegidium File:Brussels panorama (9376295145).jpg|Chaussée de Waterloo/Waterloosesteenweg and / Haut Saint-Gilles/Hoog Sint-Gillis Located in the south of Saint-Gilles. File:StGillesTownHall.jpg|Saint-Gilles' Municipal Hall File:Saint-Gilles Brunfaut 050810 (15).JPG|Hôtel Hannon File:Prison de Saint-gilles - 20080325.JPG|Saint-Gilles Prison Midi Quarter Located in the west of Saint-Gilles. File:Brussels-South railway station - panoramio.jpg|Brussels-South railway station File:Tour du midi.jpg|South Tower Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node File:Town hall of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.01.jpg|Saint-Josse-ten-Noode's Municipal Hall File:Sint-Joostkerk.jpg|Church of St. Josse File:Sint-Joost-ten-Node - Station Leuvensesteenweg.jpg|Saint-Josse-ten-Noode railway station File:Madou Plaza.JPG|Madou Plaza Tower Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek Colignon The Colignon district (, ) is the historical centre of Schaerbeek. Its focal point, the /, is dominated by the imposing Municipal Hall of Schaerbeek. The area has undergone profound transformations over the decades and it is now a vibrant commercial and residential neighbourhood. File:Hôtel communal de Schaerbeek (2) - 2264-0007-0.jpg|Schaerbeek's Municipal Hall File:Church of Saint Servatius (Schaerbeek).01.jpg|Church of St. Servatius File:Avenue Louis Bertrand - Louis Bertrandlaan 2.jpg|/ Brabant Quarter Located in the west of Schaerbeek, the Brabant Quarter (, ) is the district east of Brussels-North railway station. File:Schaerbeek Eglise Saints-Jean-et-Nicolas 001.jpg|Church of St. John and St. Nicholas File:Schaerbeek - Synagogue Ahavat Shalom - 02.jpg|Ahavat Shalom Synagogue Little Anatolia (Sainte-Marie/Sint-Maria) Located in the south-west of Schaerbeek, the area around St. Mary's Royal Church is home to Brussels' large Belgian Turkish community. It is dubbed the "Little Anatolia" (, ) because of all the Turkish restaurants and shops on the /. The area is also home to a significant Belgian Moroccan population and other immigrant communities such as Spanish, Congolese, and Asian immigrants. However, the district offers a social mix because of the numerous schools and cultural centres like the Halles de Schaerbeek/Hallen van Schaarbeek, as well as the proximity of the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat. File:Koninklijke Sint-Mariakerk Schaarbeek 2011 09 01 02.jpg|St. Mary's Royal Church File:Halles de Schaerbeek 01.JPG|Halles de Schaerbeek/Hallen van Schaarbeek File:Schaerbeek-Maison des Arts-Château Eenens-Façade arrière-001.JPG|La Maison des Arts Dailly The Dailly district (, ), formerly known as Monrose, is located in the southern part of Schaerbeek, on the border with Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. It is bounded by the / to the north, the / to the south-east and the / to the west. It owes its name in part to the / and the /, which runs through the neighbourhood. The focal point is undoubtedly the site of the former Prince Baudouin Barracks, called the Dailly Barracks by the people of Brussels. This imposing military building was partially demolished at the end of the 1990s and its front part has been converted into luxury housing and shops. The district is mainly made up of housing, but also includes shops and small industries. File:Caserne Prince Baudouin et Fontaine Dailly.jpg|Prince Baudouin Barracks and Dailly Fountain File:Schaerbeek Eglise Sainte-Alice 001.jpg|Church of St. Alice File:Schaerbeek Place-des-Bienfaiteurs 01.jpg|/ Plasky (Diamant) The Plasky district (, ) or Diamant district (, ), formerly Linthout, is located in the south-east of Schaerbeek. It is bounded by the / to the north, the / to the west, the / to the south and the / to the east. It is so named because it is crossed by the / and other streets are named after precious stones. In the middle of this district is the /, formed by the intersection of the /, the / and the /. File:Schaerbeek Eglise Saint-Albert 001.jpg|Church of St. Albert File:Schaerbeek Avenue Milcamps 01.jpg|/ Josaphat Located in the centre of Schaerbeek. File:Schaerbeek 30 rue de la Ruche 01.jpg|Josaphat School File:Schaerbeek Mât électrique.jpg|Mast of Lalaing File:BrusiliaBruxelles.jpg|Résidence Brusilia File:Parc Josaphat (DSCF1381).jpg|Josaphat Park Flowers Quarter The Flowers Quarter (, ), built from the 1930s onwards, is mostly residential. It is so named because its streets are almost all named after flowers. Bordered on one side by Josaphat Park and on the other by the Terdelt district, it is overlooked by the Church of St. Susanna. The district also features a number of Art Deco buildings. File:Saint Susanna Church (3).jpg|Church of St. Susanna File:Schaerbeek-Quartier des Fleurs-002.JPG|/ Monplaisir Monplaisir is located in the eastern part of Schaerbeek. It is named after the former Château Monplaisir, a 17th-century estate built by Baron Pierre-Ferdinand Roose near the Senne. The château was later leased to Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, who used it for royal hunts and hosted the region's first horse races. In 1786, it briefly housed Brussels' first porcelain factory before being demolished in 1907. File:Schaerbeek station (DSCF0592).jpg|Schaerbeek railway station File:Bruxelles - Avenue Monplaisir (1).jpg|/ Helmet Located in the north of Schaerbeek, on the border with Evere, this district gave its name to the /, the / and to many places in the surrounding area. File:Schaerbeek Sainte Famille 801.jpg|Church of the Holy Family File:Schaerbeek-Place de Helmet-001.JPG|/ Terdelt Located in the north-east of Schaerbeek, between the Flowers Quarter and Evere, this residential district consists of the Terdelt garden city and the surrounding streets. File:Cité-jardin Terdelt 01.JPG|Terdelt garden city File:Schaerbeek Avenue Charles Gilisquet 001.jpg|/ Reyers (Mediapark) Located in the south-east of Schaerbeek. File:Tour-RTBF Luc Viatour (cropped).JPG|Reyers Tower File:Schaerbeek Place des Carabiniers 01.jpg|/ File:Schaerbeek Rue Colonel Bourg Enclos des fusillés 03.jpg|Enclosure of the executed Uccle/Ukkel Historical centre The historical centre of Uccle is the municipality's central district. Located near the Chaussée d'Alsemberg/Alsembergsesteenweg, it is a lively area with many small shops. At any time of day, there is a fairly dense crowd of people shopping there. During the week, many schoolchildren from nearby schools pass through. The Municipal Hall of Uccle is located on the /, in the heart of this district. The Church of St. Peter is also not far away, on the /. Connecting the two is the /, with its succession of luxury boutiques and chain stores. File:3557uccleTownHall.jpg|Uccle's Municipal Hall File:Église Saint-Pierre d'Uccle 10.JPG|Church of St. Peter File:Uccle avenue De Fré 13.jpg|Le Vieux Cornet File:Square Héros Bxl 01.jpg|World War I memorial on the / Churchill Located in the north of Uccle, between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos to the east, the / to the north and the / to the west, this residential neighbourhood received its name from its main thoroughfare, the / (formerly known as the /), itself named after the British statesman and former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill. The area is home to several well-known restaurants such as Brasseries Georges. It is also there that the Van Buuren Museum & Gardens are located (an emblematic example of the Amsterdam School), as well as the Royal Léopold Club tennis and hockey club, commonly known as Le Léo. File:Uccle, Avenue W.Churchill après la neige - panoramio.jpg|/ File:Museum van Buuren Brussels Belgium.jpg|Van Buuren Museum & Gardens File:Photo VillaPelseneer.jpg|Villa Pelseneer File:Parc Montjoie.jpg|Montjoie Park Vert Chasseur/Groene Jager Located in the north-east of Uccle, this district lies on the edge of the Bois de la Cambre, along the Chaussée de Waterloo/Waterloosesteenweg. The place used to be part of the lordship of Carloo and is said to have been named after the café-restaurant-boarding house Le Vert Chasseur, which existed at the beginning of the 20th century at the current location of the service station at no. 964, chaussée de Waterloo, and was related to the development of the Bois de la Cambre. A residential neighbourhood, it now houses several restaurants including the renowned La Villa Lorraine. In addition, it is home to the Royal Étrier belge equestrian centre and the Royal Brussels Lawn Tennis Club. The European School of Brussels I, the second oldest European school in Europe, is also located there. File:LV.jpg|La Villa Lorraine File:Uccle-Ukkel - Avenue de l'Observatoire-Sterrewachtlaan - Eden Green - 2020-04.jpg|Résidence Eden Green Vivier d'Oie/Diesdelle Located further down the Chaussée de Waterloo, close to where the Bois de la Cambre becomes the Sonian Forest, this residential neighbourhood has the highest average income in the entire region. The Dutch name is a deformation of , which could be translated as "valley of the inhabitant of the deep place", namely the Geleytsbeek. This was mistaken for , which gave rise to the French name , literally "Goose Pond". The listed Stade du Vivier d'Oie was built in 1902 for the then top football club Racing Club de Bruxelles, which played there until after the Second World War. File:Stade du Vivier d'Oie.JPG|Stade du Vivier d'Oie File:Vivier d'Oie (Uccle).jpg|/ Saint-Job/Sint-Job Located to the west of Vivier d'Oie, the / district is centred around the /, where a multitude of small shops are clustered. The neighbourhood retains the characteristics of the small village it once was, with paths leading from the square to green spaces and meadows like the Avijl Plateau. The neo-Gothic Church of St. Job is the work of the Antwerp architects Jules Bilmeyer and Van Riel. File:0 Uccle - Église Saint-Job (1).JPG|Church of St. Job File:Ortodox Church Brussels Luc Viatour.JPG|Russian Orthodox Church of Saint-Job File:"Sur le plateau Avijl à Uccle, Bruxelles".jpg|Typical house on the Avijl Plateau Fort Jaco Located in the east of Uccle, this district is named after the former Fort Jaco, itself named in honour of Jacques Pastur. A peaceful and affluent neighbourhood, it is home to many shops. Its location (not far from the Prince of Orange and the Place de Saint-Job) makes the immediate surroundings of the Chaussée de Waterloo very lively and congested during the week and on Saturdays. However, once rush hour has passed, the neighbourhood becomes peaceful again. File:Castle "La Fougeraie".jpg|Château de La Fougeraie File:Drève du Fort Jaco.jpg|/ Dieweg Located in the south of Uccle, this district is centred on the Dieweg, a street extending from the Royal Observatory to Uccle-Calevoet railway station. The neighbourhood itself is centred around the upper part of Wolvendael Park, Uccle Cemetery (also called Dieweg Cemetery), and the shops that line it. It is a wealthy neighbourhood, although there is a certain social mix. File:Dieweg 09.JPG|Uccle Cemetery File:Villa Bloemenwerf (front).JPG|Villa Bloemenwerf Stalle Stalle is located in the west of Uccle, near the border with Forest. The area lies between the valleys of the Geleytsbeek and the Ukkelbeek and takes its name from the former lordship of Stalle. Its inhabitants were traditionally nicknamed the ("sand farmers"), a reference to the district's agricultural past. File:De Stallekapel , kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Goede Bijstand - kosterwoning, alg.zicht - 356110 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|Stalle Chapel File:Immeuble croixrouge Uccle.jpg|Headquarters of the Belgian Red Cross Calevoet/Kalevoet This district lies in the south-west of Uccle, bordering the Flemish municipalities of Drogenbos, Beersel, and Linkebeek. File:Photo MoulinNeckersgat.jpg|Nekkersgat Mill File:مسجد بیت المجیب اکل.jpg|Bait-ul-Mujeeb Mosque Prince of Orange Located in the south of Uccle, this district's name comes from the /, itself named after William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau. File:Prince d'Orange (Uccle).jpg|/ File:Ukkel Sint-Annakerk B.jpg|Church of St. Anne Petite-Espinette/Kleine Hut Situated on the southern border of Uccle, where the Chaussée de Waterloo meets the / and the Flemish municipality of Sint-Genesius-Rode, the district takes its name either from a small hut once located there and from the thorny bushes that characterised the landscape. Originally the site of an inn and the terminus of Belgium's first electrified tram line, the area is now recognised for its prestigious residential character and shopping amenities. File:Drève Saint-Hubert.jpg|/ Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde File:WatermaelBoitsfortTownHall.jpg|Watermael-Boitsfort's Municipal Hall File:Eglise Saint-Clément de Watermael-Boitsfort - 01.JPG|Church of St. Clement File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Immeuble CBR - 01.jpg|CBR Building Le Logis File:Le Logis 02.JPG|Le Logis garden city Floréal File:Floréal 03.JPG|Floréal garden city Coin du Balai/Bezemhoek Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe File:Town hall of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert during golden hour (DSC 2171).jpg|Woluwe-Saint-Lambert's Municipal Hall File:Marie la misérable 01.JPG|Chapel of Mary the Miserable File:2278-00010 Eglise Saint-Lambert.JPG|Church of St. Lambert File:Château Malou - Woluwe Saint Lambert - Brussels.jpg|Château Malou Georges Henri Located in the west of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. File:Avenue des Rogations 21, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (DSC 1843).jpg|Frankinet House File:Bruxelles - Parc Georges Henri - entrée principale 2019-07-24.jpg|Georges Henri Park File:Royal Institute Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.01.jpg|Royal Institute for the Blind, Deaf and Mute File:Métairie Van Meyel.jpg|Métairie Van Meyel Roodebeek Located in the centre of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. File:VillaMontald DSC02993.jpg|Villa Montald File:Parc de Roodebeek (DSC02137).jpg|Roodebeek Park File:Wolubilis 01.JPG|Wolubilis Constellations Quarter Located in the north-west of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, the Constellations Quarter (, ) is so named because its streets are almost all named after constellations. Kapelleveld Located in the east of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Kapelleveld - 14.jpg|Kapelleveld garden city File:Woluwe-Saint-Lambert-Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (3).jpg|Church of Our Lady of the Assumption File:Hof ter Musschen farm.03.jpg|Hof ter Musschen File:2278-00030 Moulin à vent dit Moulin Brûlé (4).JPG|Burnt Mill Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Historical centre The historical centre of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre is the municipality's central district. File:Mais.Comm.W-S-P.01.JPG|Woluwe-Saint-Pierre's Municipal Hall File:Woluwe, église Saint-Pierre.JPG|Church of St. Peter File:Woluwe-St-Pierre - Hoffmann 050917 (1).jpg|Stoclet Palace File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Maison Gombert - 02.jpg|Gombert House Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang Located in the south-west of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. File:Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Church 06.jpg|Church of Our Lady of Grace File:Avenue Linottes.JPG|/ Stockel/Stokkel Located in the north-east of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. The / is the beating heart of the district. Most commercial activities take place on this oval-shaped square, including the weekly market. The neighbourhood also has its own shopping centre, Stockel Square, adjacent to the metro station. File:Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Église Notre-Dame de Stockel 001.jpg|Church of Our Lady of Stockel File:Place Dumon - Dumonplein 01.jpg|/ Joli-Bois/Mooi-Bos (Sainte-Alix/Sinte-Aleidis) Located in the south-east of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. To the south lies the Sonian Forest, to the east the southern spur of Kraainem, to the north the Stockel district, and to the west the Val Duchesse district. The Church of St. Alice is located in the heart of this district. File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Église Sainte-Alix - 2019 08 15.jpg|Church of St. Alice ==References==
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