Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Also known as Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (French, ) or Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Dutch, ) 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).

Key facts

Belgium municipality.namefr: Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Belgium municipality.namenl: Sint-Pieters-Woluwe
Belgium municipality.picture: Maison Communale Woluwe.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Woluwe Saint-Pierre's Municipal Hall
Belgium municipality.map: Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Brussels-Capital Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Belgium municipality.arms: Greater Coat of arms Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.svg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Brussels-Capital
Belgium municipality.nis: 21019
Belgium municipality.mayor: Benoît Cerexhe (LB)

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History
Middle Ages to 17th century
18th century until today
Sights
Notable inhabitants
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
See also
References
Footnotes
Citations
Bibliography
External links

, the municipality had a population of 42,216 inhabitants. The total area is , which gives a population density of . 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 the Square Maréchal Montgomery/Maarschalk Montgomeryplein. Of the three streams that once crossed the municipality, only the Woluwe, a tributary of the Senne, can still largely be seen today.