Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Leeuw-Saint-Pierre (French)
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is located in Belgium
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
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorJan Desmeth (N-VA)
 • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&V
Area
 • Total40.67 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total34,038
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal codes
1600-1602
NIS code
23077
Area codes02
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ Bevolkingscijfers Sint-Pieters-Leeuw