Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
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Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [wolywe sɛ̃ pjɛʁ])[lower-alpha 1] or Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈpitərs ˈʋoːlyu.ə] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by Etterbeek, Auderghem and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Kraainem and Tervuren. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
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Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°28′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community French Community |
Region | Brussels-Capital |
Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
Government | |
• Mayor | Benoît Cerexhe (LB) |
• Governing party/ies | LB, Ecolo-Groen, DéFI |
Area | |
• Total | 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi) |
Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 42,119 |
• Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1150 |
NIS code | 21019 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | www.woluwe1150.be |
As of 1 January 2022[update], the municipality had a population of 42,216 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi), which gives a population density of 4,722/km2 (12,230/sq mi). It is mostly a well-to-do residential area, which includes the wide, park-lined, Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, and the numerous embassies located near Marshal Montgomery Square. Of the three streams that once crossed the municipality, only the Woluwe, a tributary of the Senne, can still largely be seen today.