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Forest

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Also known as Vorst, Veust, 1190

municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Key facts

Country
Belgium
Community
Flemish Community , French Community
Region
Brussels-Capital
Arrondissement
Brussels-Capital
Mayor
Charles Spapens ( PS )
Governing party
PS - Vooruit / PTB / Ecolo - Groen
Total
6.29 km (2.43 sq mi)
Density
9,000/km (23,300/sq mi)
Area codes
02
Website
forest.brussels

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Encyclopedic overview

Forest (French, pronounced [fɔʁɛ] ) or Vorst (Dutch, pronounced [vɔrst] ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by Anderlecht, Ixelles, Uccle, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 56,616 inhabitants. The total area is 6.29 km (2.43 sq mi), which gives a population density of 8,998/km (23,300/sq mi).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Forest” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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