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Brussels

Dutch Brussel · French Bruxelles · German Brüssel

About Brussels

Brussels is a municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 196,828 inhabitants on an area of 32.8 km², a population density of 6,006 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 7,706 per km² in Brussels-Capital Region.

By population, Brussels ranks 4th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 1st of the 19 municipalities in Brussels-Capital Region. By area it ranks 373rd in Belgium. Brussels is the capital of Brussels-Capital Region.

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Brussels borders 16 municipalities:

Postcodes in Brussels

Postcode	Places
1000	Bruxelles, Brussel
1020	Laeken, Laken
1040	Etterbeek + 1040 Bruxelles, Brussel (shared with Etterbeek )
1050	Ixelles, Elsene + 1050 Bruxelles, Brussel (shared with Ixelles )
1110	NATO
1120	Neder-Over-Heembeek
1130	Haren

Distances from Brussels

To	km	miles
Mechelen	18	11
Leuven	23	14
Antwerp	43	27
Charleroi	50	31
Ghent	51	32
Mons	55	34
Namur	58	36
Hasselt	67	42
Kortrijk	78	49
Liège	90	56
Bruges	91	57
Ostend	108	67
Arlon	167	104

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Brussels: Wikipedia.