Vilvoorde

Vilvoorde
Vilvorde (French)
Town Hall
Town Hall
Flag of Vilvoorde
Coat of arms of Vilvoorde
Location of Vilvoorde
Map
Vilvoorde is located in Belgium
Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde
Location in Belgium
Location of Vilvoorde in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°25′E / 50.933°N 4.417°E / 50.933; 4.417
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorHans Bonte (Vooruit)
 • Governing party/iesVooruit, Open Vld, CD&V, Groen
Area
 • Total21.57 km2 (8.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total44,015
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Postal codes
1800
NIS code
23088
Area codes02 - 015
Websitewww.vilvoorde.be

Vilvoorde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɪlvoːrdə] ; West Flemish: Vilvôorde; French: Vilvorde [vilvɔʁd]; historically known as Filford in English[2]) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo and Houtem and the small town of Peutie.

The official language of Vilvoorde is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. There is a French-speaking minority of about 33.7%,[3][4] concentrated especially in the Koningslo and Beauval quarters,[5] bordering the Neder-Over-Heembeek neighbourhood of Brussels. The French-speaking minority is represented by 3 members on the 33-seat local council.

From 2000 until August 1, 2007, the mayor of Vilvoorde was former Belgian prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene. The mayor since 2013 is Hans Bonte, also a member of the Federal House of Representatives.

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ see e.g. "The Martyrdome and burnyng of Maister W. Tyndall, in Flaunders, by filford Castle." in: John Foxe, Actes and Monuments (1570), VIII.1268
  3. ^ "Présence francophone en périphérie bruxelloise". December 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Accueil enfants communes à facilités Bruxelles". www.communauteurbaine.be.
  5. ^ "Les projets de statut de Bruxelles".