Wezembeek-Oppem

Wezembeek-Oppem
Municipality
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Location of Wezembeek-Oppem
Wezembeek-Oppem Location in Belgium Location of Wezembeek-Oppem in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°29′E / 50.850°N 4.483°E / 50.850; 4.483
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Frédéric Petit (LB-Union)
• Governing party/ies	LB-Union
Area
• Total	6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	14,021
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Postal codes	1970
NIS code	23103
Area codes	02
Website	www.wezembeek-oppem.be

Wezembeek-Oppem (Dutch: [ˈʋeːzəmbeːk ˈɔpəm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the centre of Brussels. The municipality only comprises the town of Wezembeek-Oppem proper. On January 1, 2016, Wezembeek-Oppem had a total population of 14,095. The total area is 6.82 km² (2.63 sq mi), which gives a population density of 2,066/km² (5,350/sq mi). It is essentially a suburb of Brussels and was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery, although it does not directly adjoin any part of the Brussels-Capital Region. The Brussels Ring (R0) orbital motorway bisects the municipality.

Wezembeek-Oppem is home to a large community of international expatriates, in part because of the presence of the Internationale Deutsche Schule Brüssel (iDSB) in Wezembeek-Oppem itself, and the British School of Brussels in nearby Tervuren.