Region · capital of Belgium

Brussels-Capital Region

Dutch Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest · French Région de Bruxelles-Capitale

Saint-GillesForestIxellesEtterbeekUccleAnderlechtMolenbeek-Saint-JeanKoekelbergGanshorenJetteSchaerbeekSaint-Josse-ten-NoodeAuderghemWatermael-BoitsfortBrusselsBerchem-Sainte-AgatheEvereWoluwe-Saint-LambertWoluwe-Saint-PierreWemmelSint-Genesius-RodeLinkebeekDrogenbosKraainemWezembeek-OppemBeerselGrimbergenLa HulpeHoeilaartOverijseVilvoordeZaventemMachelenSint-Pieters-LeeuwHalleTervurenWavreDilbeekAsseKampenhoutSteenokkerzeelKortenbergMerchtemMeiseTernatLennikPepingenBrusselsSchaerbeekAnderlechtMolenbeek-Saint-JeanIxellesUccleWoluwe-Saint-LambertForestJetteEtterbeekSaint-GillesEvereAuderghemBerchem-Sainte-AgatheGanshorenWatermael-Boitsfort
The 19 municipalities of Brussels-Capital Region; Brussels highlighted. Click one to open it.

About Brussels-Capital Region

The Brussels-Capital Region is one of Belgium’s three regions and does not belong to any province. Its 19 municipalities are home to 1,249,597 people on just 162 km², a density of 7,706 inhabitants per km², by far the highest in the country. The region is officially bilingual French and Dutch. The City of Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the seat of many European institutions.

The largest municipality is Brussels with 196,828 inhabitants; the smallest by population is Koekelberg with 22,648.

All municipalities in Brussels-Capital Region

MunicipalityProvincePopulationArea km²Per km²
BrusselsBrussels-Capital Region196,82832.86,006
SchaerbeekBrussels-Capital Region130,4057.916,486
AnderlechtBrussels-Capital Region126,58117.97,068
Molenbeek-Saint-JeanBrussels-Capital Region98,3656.016,313
IxellesBrussels-Capital Region89,2786.413,928
UccleBrussels-Capital Region86,80622.83,802
Woluwe-Saint-LambertBrussels-Capital Region60,7717.38,313
ForestBrussels-Capital Region58,0446.39,184
JetteBrussels-Capital Region54,1075.210,466
EtterbeekBrussels-Capital Region49,7753.215,653
Saint-GillesBrussels-Capital Region49,2932.519,483
EvereBrussels-Capital Region45,2345.18,835
Woluwe-Saint-PierreBrussels-Capital Region42,5718.94,762
AuderghemBrussels-Capital Region35,3509.03,928
Saint-Josse-ten-NoodeBrussels-Capital Region26,8951.223,185
Berchem-Sainte-AgatheBrussels-Capital Region25,7873.08,712
GanshorenBrussels-Capital Region25,5642.410,520
Watermael-BoitsfortBrussels-Capital Region25,29513.01,947
KoekelbergBrussels-Capital Region22,6481.219,193

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