Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Leeuw-Saint-Pierre (French)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Location in Belgium The municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde arrondissement in the province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°47′N 04°15′E / 50.783°N 4.250°E / 50.783; 4.250
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Jan Desmeth (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, CD&V
Area
• Total	40.67 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	34,038
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	1600-1602
NIS code	23077
Area codes	02
Website	www.sint-pieters-leeuw.be

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˌpitərs ˈleːu]; French: Leeuw-Saint-Pierre, pronounced [lø sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium.

The municipality comprises the towns of Oudenaken, Ruisbroek, Sint-Laureins-Berchem, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw proper and Vlezenbeek. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is located just outside the Brussels-Capital Region, in the Payottenland. The municipality is a blend of parks, castles, meadows and gardens with the Coloma park as its green heart.

On 1 January 2018, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw had a total population of 34,025. The total area is 40.38 km² (15.59 sq mi), which gives a population density of 842/km² (2,180/sq mi). It is a mostly a residential community with largely preserved rural areas and some industrial zones.^[2] The official language of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is Dutch.