Wezembeek-Oppem
Wezembeek-Oppem () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, east of the centre of Brussels. The municipality only comprises the town of Wezembeek-Oppem proper. On January 1, 2016, Wezembeek-Oppem had a total population of 14,095. The total area is , which gives a population density of . It is essentially a suburb of Brussels and was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery, although it does not directly adjoin any part of the Brussels-Capital Region. The Brussels Ring (R0) orbital motorway bisects the municipality.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Wezembeek-Oppem
- Belgium municipality.picture
- R0 north of Quattre Bras Brussels Ring.JPG
- Belgium municipality.map
- Wezembeek-Oppem Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Wezembeek-Oppem in Flemish Brabant
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Wezembeek-Oppem wapen.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Wezembeek-Oppem vlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Halle-Vilvoorde
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 23103
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Frédéric Petit (LB-Union)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- LB-Union
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 1970
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
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Wezembeek-Oppem () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, east of the centre of Brussels. The municipality only comprises the town of Wezembeek-Oppem proper. On January 1, 2016, Wezembeek-Oppem had a total population of 14,095. The total area is , which gives a population density of . It is essentially a suburb of Brussels and was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery, although it does not directly adjoin any part of the Brussels-Capital Region. The Brussels Ring (R0) orbital motorway bisects the municipality.
Wezembeek-Oppem is home to a large community of international expatriates, in part because of the presence of the Internationale Deutsche Schule Brüssel (iDSB) in Wezembeek-Oppem itself, and the British School of Brussels in nearby Tervuren.