Kraainem

Kraainem
Municipality
Avenue Baron Albert d'Huart
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kraainem
Kraainem Location in Belgium Location of Kraainem in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°28′E / 50.867°N 4.467°E / 50.867; 4.467
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Bertrand Waucquez (Kraainem-Unie)
• Governing party/ies	Kraainem-Unie, LB
Area
• Total	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	13,690
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	1950
NIS code	23099
Area codes	02
Website	www.kraainem.be

Kraainem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkraːinɛm] ^ⓘ)^[a] is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper. On January 1, 2006, Kraainem had a total population of 13,150. The total area is 5.80 km² (2.24 sq mi), which gives a population density of 2,266/km² (5,870/sq mi). A suburb of Brussels, it directly borders the Stockel and Kapelleveld neighbourhoods (Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality) within the city, and was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery.

Kraainem is a municipality with language facilities within Flanders, where the sole official language is Dutch. In 1954, however, special linguistic facilities were given to local French-speakers, when those were still a minority. They can request official documents from the local administration in French. Today, a majority of the inhabitants are French-speaking.

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