Ganshoren

Ganshoren
Ganshoren's Municipal Hall
Ganshoren's Municipal Hall
Flag of Ganshoren
Coat of arms of Ganshoren
Location of Ganshoren
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Ganshoren is located in Belgium
Ganshoren
Ganshoren
Location in Belgium
Ganshoren municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°19′E / 50.867°N 4.317°E / 50.867; 4.317
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
French Community
RegionBrussels-Capital
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
Government
 • MayorJean-Paul Van Laethem (ProGanshoren)
 • Governing party/iesProGanshoren, LB, DéFI
Area
 • Total
2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[1]
 • Total
25,234
 • Density10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
1083
NIS code
21008
Area codes02
Websiteganshoren.be/fr (in French)
ganshoren.be/nl (in Dutch)

Ganshoren (French: [ɡansɔʁœn, -ʁɛn]; Dutch: [ˈɣɑnsˌɦoːrə(n)] ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Jette, and Koekelberg, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 25,252 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi), which gives a population density of 10,376/km2 (26,870/sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. ^ a b "Ganshoren | IBSA". ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 5 January 2023.