Sablon
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Coordinates: 50°50′24″N 4°21′22″E / 50.84000°N 4.35611°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Brussels-Capital Region |
Municipality | City of Brussels |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1000 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | Official website |
The Sablon (French, pronounced [sablɔ̃] ) or Zavel (Dutch, pronounced [ˈzaːvəl] ) is a neighbourhood and hill in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. At its heart are twin squares: the larger Grand Sablon or Grote Zavel ("Large Sablon") square in the north-west and the smaller Petit Sablon or Kleine Zavel ("Small Sablon") square and garden in the south-east, divided by the Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon and the Rue de la Régence/Regentschapstraat. This area is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station and Brussels-Central railway station, as well as the tram stop Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel (on lines 92 and 93).[1][2]