Watermael-Boitsfort

Watermael-Boitsfort
Watermael-Boitsfort (French)
Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch)
Watermael-Boitsfort's Municipal Hall, built in 1845[1]
Watermael-Boitsfort's Municipal Hall, built in 1845[1]
Flag of Watermael-Boitsfort
Coat of arms of Watermael-Boitsfort
Location of Watermael-Boitsfort
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Watermael-Boitsfort is located in Belgium
Watermael-Boitsfort
Watermael-Boitsfort
Location in Belgium
Watermael-Boitsfort municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°48′N 04°25′E / 50.800°N 4.417°E / 50.800; 4.417
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
French Community
RegionBrussels-Capital
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
Government
 • Governing party/iesEcolo-Groen, MR-GM
Area
 • Total12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[2]
 • Total25,332
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
1170
NIS code
21017
Area codes02
Websitewww.watermael-boitsfort.be (in French)
www.watermaal-bosvoorde.be (in Dutch)

Watermael-Boitsfort (French, pronounced [watɛʁmal bwafɔʁ]) or Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch, pronounced [ˈʋaːtərmaːl ˈbɔsfoːrdə] ; archaic Dutch: Watermael-Boschvoorde), often simply called Boitsfort in French or Bosvoorde in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by Auderghem, the City of Brussels (namely the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos), Ixelles, and Uccle, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Hoeilaart, Overijse and Sint-Genesius-Rode. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 25,187 inhabitants.[3] The total area is 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi) of which 58% is covered by the Sonian Forest, which gives a population density of 1,942/km2 (5,030/sq mi), four times less than the average of Brussels.[3] Its average annual income per inhabitant is also the highest in the region (€25,063 in 2020).[3]

  1. ^ Jaumain et al. 2011, p. 334.
  2. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  3. ^ a b c "Watermael-Boitsfort | IBSA". ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 4 June 2023.