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Vilvoorde
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Vilvoorde (; ; ; historically known as Filford in English) is a municipality and city in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo and Houtem and the small town of Peutie.
Vilvoorde is a city and municipality located in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, within the Halle-Vilvoorde district. It consists of the main city of Vilvoorde plus three smaller communities: Koningslo, Houtem, and Peutie.
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Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Vilvoorde
- Belgium municipality.namefr
- Vilvorde
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Town hall of Vilvoorde, cropped (DSC 2364).jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Town Hall
- Belgium municipality.map
- Vilvoorde Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Vilvoorde in Flemish Brabant
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Vilvoorde wapen.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- VilvoordeVlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Halle Vilvoorde
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 23088
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Jo De Ro (Open Vid)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- Vooruit, Open Vld, CD&V, Groen
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 1800
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 02 - 015
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.vilvoorde.be
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Official website
Startpagina - stad Vilvoorde
Officiële site van de stad Vilvoorde met nieuws, activiteitenkalender, informatie over de diensten en een e-loket.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Vilvôorde
- Demonym
- Pjeirrefretters
- Population
- 44015
- Area
- 21.48
- Official website
- www.vilvoorde.be
- Image
- VilvoordeChurch.jpg
- Dialing code
- 015-02
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- Vilvoorde
- postal code
- 1800
- annual number of weddings
- 123
- P8168
- tumor lysis syndrome
- P13200
- Cleopatra
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32 2 255 45 11
- P12749
- Scipio Africanus
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- 19th century and beyond
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- Famous inhabitants
- Twin cities
- See also
- References
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Vilvoorde (; ; ; historically known as Filford in English) is a municipality and city in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo and Houtem and the small town of Peutie.
The official language of Vilvoorde is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. There is a French-speaking minority of about 33.7%, concentrated especially in the Koningslo and Beauval quarters, bordering the Neder-Over-Heembeek neighbourhood of Brussels. The French-speaking minority is represented by 3 members on the 33-seat local council.
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