Cureghem

Cureghem
Neighbourhood
Entrance and great hall of the Abattoirs of Anderlecht (main slaughterhouse in Brussels)
Entrance and great hall of the Abattoirs of Anderlecht (main slaughterhouse in Brussels)
Cureghem is located in Brussels
Cureghem
Cureghem
Location within Brussels
Cureghem is located in Belgium
Cureghem
Cureghem
Cureghem (Belgium)
Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 4°19′44″E / 50.83667°N 4.32889°E / 50.83667; 4.32889
CountryBelgium
RegionBrussels-Capital Region
Municipality
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1060, 1070, 1080
Area codes02

Cureghem (French, pronounced [kyʁəɡɛm]) or Kuregem (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkyrəɣɛm] ⓘ) is a district of Brussels, Belgium, located just south-west of the Pentagon (Brussels' city centre).[1] Covering 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and with a population of 22,741 inhabitants on 1 January 2009, it is one of the region's largest and most populated districts.[2]

Cureghem roughly covers the area between the Quai de l'Industrie/Nijverheidskaai, railways along Brussels-South railway station and the south-western side of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road).[1][2][3] The territory is thus split between the municipalities of Anderlecht, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and Saint-Gilles.[2][3][4]

The area 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.[1][2][5]

  1. ^ a b c Sacco 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d De Caluwé, Dirk. "CUREGHEM PARTIE 1 CONTEXTE HISTORIQUE" (PDF). abattoir.be. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Quartier de Cureghem | Anderlecht". www.anderlecht.be. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Zoom sur Saint-Gilles | IBSA" (PDF). ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Anderlecht was invoked but never defined (see the help page).