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Anderlecht

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Anderlecht (highlighted) and its 7 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Anderlecht

Anderlecht is a municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 126,581 inhabitants on an area of 17.9 km², a population density of 7,068 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 7,706 per km² in Brussels-Capital Region.

By population, Anderlecht ranks 7th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 3rd of the 19 municipalities in Brussels-Capital Region. By area it ranks 496th in Belgium.

The official language is French and Dutch (bilingual). Like all 19 Brussels municipalities, Anderlecht is officially bilingual French and Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Anderlecht borders 7 municipalities:

Postcodes in Anderlecht

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1070Anderlecht

Distances from Anderlecht

Tokmmiles
Brussels85
Mechelen2515
Leuven3018
Charleroi4629
Mons4830
Antwerp4830
Ghent4830
Namur5836
Kortrijk7245
Hasselt7446
Bruges8955
Liège9458
Ostend10565
Arlon167104

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Anderlecht: Wikipedia.