Schaerbeek

Schaerbeek (French, pronounced [skaʁbek, -bɛk] ; former Dutch spelling) or Schaarbeek (modern Dutch, pronounced [ˈsxaːrbeːk] ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Etterbeek, Evere and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

Schaerbeek Schaerbeek (French) Schaarbeek (Dutch) The Municipal Hall of Schaerbeek, designed in neo-Flemish Renaissance style by the architect Jules Jacques Van Ysendyck [fr], was inaugurated by King Leopold II in 1887. Josaphat Park, also inaugurated by King Leopold II (in 1904), provides a haven of quiet in the heart of the city. It is bordered by the Brusilia Residence, the tallest residential building in Belgium. Schaerbeek railway station, where the national railway museum of Belgium, Train World, opened in 2015. St. Mary's Royal Church, an eclectic Roman Catholic church built between 1845 and 1888, which has been listed as a protected monument since 1976. The Clockarium is a clock museum. There is also a beer museum and a mechanical organ museum nearby. Schaerbeek Cemetery, despite its name, is actually located in Evere. Demographics Foreign population Schaerbeek has a large concentration of immigrants from other countries, and their children, including many of Turkish ancestry, a significant part of which originates from Afyon or Emirdağ, Turkey.^[verification needed] Similar to Molenbeek, Schaerbeek has a large Muslim population. As of 2016^[update], the largest share of Muslims in Schaerbeek is of Moroccan origin, but there are also significant communities of Turks and Albanians. That year, the mayor of Schaerbeek Bernard Clerfayt (DéFI) argued that the diversity in the foreign population means there is a lack of a ghetto effect, and Molenbeek's then-mayor Françoise Schepmans (MR) stated that the foreign population in Schaerbeek was more diverse than that of Molenbeek. 22% of young people in Schaerbeek are unemployed. The municipality lies in a semi-circle of neighbourhoods in Brussels often referred to as the "poor croissant". In 2022, Schaerbeek started offering official government services in English as well as the official Dutch or French options. As of 2023^[update], taking into account the nationality of birth of the parents, 52.78% of Schaerbeek's population is of non-European origin (predominantly Moroccan and Turkish), 21.13% of European origin other than Belgian (mainly Bulgarian, Romanian, French, Spanish, and Polish), while 18.46% is solely of native Belgian ancestry. Migrant communities in Schaerbeek with over 1,000 people as of 1 January 2020: Bulgaria 5,728 Romania 5,072 Morocco 4,463 France 4,275 Turkey 3,266 Spain 3,041 Poland 2,781 Italy 2,850 Syria 1,754 Portugal 1,435 Guinea 1,325 Group of origin Year 2023 Number % Belgians with Belgian background 24,145 18.46% Belgians with foreign background 56,626 43.3% Neighbouring country 3,233 2.47% EU27 (excluding neighbouring country) 5,244 4.01% Outside EU 27 48,149 36.82% Non-Belgians 50,004 38.24% Neighbouring country 6,735 5.15% EU27 (excluding neighbouring country) 22,393 17.12% Outside EU 27 20,876 15.96% Total 130,775 100% Politics The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections. The current mayor of Schaerbeek is Bernard Clerfayt, a member of DéFl, who is in coalition on the municipal council with Ecolo. Schaerbeek local election – 14 October 2018 Party Votes % Swing (pp) Elected 2018 Change DéFI 16,887 31.97 0.77 17 / 47 (36%) 1 Ecolo - Groen 10,241 19.39 5.96 10 / 47 (21%) 3 PS - sp.a 9,557 18.09 6.98 9 / 47 (19%) 4 PVDA-PTB 6,688 12.66 9.31 6 / 47 (13%) 5 cdH - CD&V 3,814 7.22 1.83 5 / 47 (11%) 1 MR - Open Vld 3,291 6.23 3.34 3 / 47 (6%) 2 N-VA 1,444 2.73 0.49 0 / 47 (0%) - Vlaams Belang 620 1.17 0.28 0 / 47 (0%) - Citoyens d'Europe M3E 285 0.54 new 0 / 47 (0%) - 2003 election incident During the Belgian federal election of 18 May 2003, a candidate received 4,096 unexplained extra votes. After an inquiry, the anomaly was attributed to a single-event upset in an electronic voting machine, likely to have been caused by an ionising particle. Education Public communal French-language secondary schools include: Athénée Fernand Blum [fr], a traditional gateway to the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Institut communal d'enseignement technique Frans Fischer Lycée Emile Max French-language subsidised religious secondary schools include: Centre scolaire Sainte-Marie La Sagesse [fr] Collège Roi Baudouin Institut de la Saint-Famille d'Helmet Collège Roi Baudouin Enseignement technique et professionnel Institut Technique Cardinal Mercié-Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur Institut Saint-Dominique Institut de la Vierge Fidèle Koninklijk Atheneum Emmanuel Hiel serves as the public Dutch-language secondary school in Schaerbeek, operated by the Flemish Community. Notable inhabitants Todor Angelov (1900–1943), Bulgarian member of the Resistance during World War II Jacques Brel (1929–1978), singer-songwriter and actor Roger Camille, also known as Kiko (1936–2006), cartoonist Nicolas Colsaerts (born 1982), European Tour professional golfer Claude Coppens (born 1936), pianist and composer Monique de Bissy (1923–2009), French-Belgian member of the Resistance during World War II Michel de Ghelderode (1898–1962), avant-garde dramatist, employed at the Municipal Hall from 1923 to 1946 Andrée de Jongh (1916–2007), member of the Resistance during World War II Paul Deschanel (1855–1922), French statesman and President of France Daniel Ducarme (1954–2010), politician and Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region Georges Eekhoud (1854–1927), novelist Virginie Efira (born 1977), actress and television presenter Jan Ferguut (1835–1902), writer and poet Emilio Ferrera (born 1967), football player and coach Agustín Goovaerts (1885–1939), architect Georges Grun (born 1962), football player Franz Hemelsoet [nl] (1875–1947), Art Nouveau architect Jan Cornelis Hofman (1889–1966), Dutch post-impressionist painter, died there. Alain Hutchinson (born 1949), politician and MEP Henri Jacobs [fr] (1864–1935), Art Nouveau architect Camille Jenatzy (1868–1913), racing driver Henry Le Bœuf (1874–1935), banker and patron of the arts René Magritte (1898–1967), surrealist painter Maurane (1960–2018), singer and actress Anca Parghel (1957–2008), Romanian jazz singer, lived on the Avenue Paul Deschanel/Paul Deschanellaan. Rob Redding (born 1976), American media proprietor and abstract artist Jean Roba (1930–2006), comic book author, creator of Boule et Bill François Schuiten (born 1956), comic book artist Roger Somville (1923–2014), painter Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972), politician, statesman, Prime Minister, Secretary General of NATO, and one of the Founding fathers of the European Union Gustave Strauven (1878–1919), Art Nouveau architect Raymond van het Groenewoud (born 1950), musician and singer International relations Twin towns and sister cities Schaerbeek is twinned with: Houffalize, Belgium Al-Hoceima, Morocco Nablus, Palestine Beyoğlu, Turkey Prairie Village, Kansas, United States Dardania, Pristina, Kosovo Quebec City, Canada Vicovu de Sus, Romania Anyang, China Footnotes The name Schaerbeek comes from Dutch, so its French pronunciation does not (exactly) match the French orthography. See also Koekelberg.

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