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Schaerbeek

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Schaerbeek (highlighted) and its 5 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Schaerbeek

Schaerbeek is a municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 130,405 inhabitants on an area of 7.9 km², a population density of 16,486 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 7,706 per km² in Brussels-Capital Region.

By population, Schaerbeek ranks 6th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 2nd of the 19 municipalities in Brussels-Capital Region. By area it ranks 536th in Belgium.

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Schaerbeek borders 5 municipalities:

Postcodes in Schaerbeek

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1030Schaerbeek, Schaarbeek

Distances from Schaerbeek

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Brussels11
Mechelen1912
Leuven2314
Antwerp4427
Charleroi4931
Ghent5232
Mons5434
Namur5635
Hasselt6741
Kortrijk7949
Liège8955
Bruges9357
Ostend10968
Arlon166103

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Schaerbeek: Wikipedia.