Watermael-Boitsfort

Watermael-Boitsfort (French, pronounced [watɛʁmal bwafɔʁ] ) or Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch, pronounced [ˈʋaːtərmaːl ˈbɔsfoːrdə] ; archaic spelling: Watermael-Boschvoorde), often simply called Boitsfort in French or Bosvoorde in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by Auderghem, the City of Brussels (namely the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos), Ixelles, and Uccle, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Hoeilaart, Overijse and Sint-Genesius-Rode. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

Watermael-Boitsfort Watermael-Boitsfort (French) Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch) Château de Jolimont, residence of among others the painter Jacques d'Arthois Château Bischoffsheim, housing the International School of Brussels Château Charle-Albert; former house of Belgian Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland Château Morel Château des Fougères; now part of a luxury condominium complex Sport Watermael-Boitsfort is home to Boitsfort Rugby Club, one of Belgium's most successful Rugby Union teams. It is also home to football team Royal Racing Club de Boitsfort. The Boitsfort Hippodrome [fr] was a horse-racing course, built in 1875 but is no longer used as such. Since 1987, the centre of the course has been occupied by the Brussels Golf Club, which has a nine-hole course, and the former horse racing track is used by runners, bikers and dog-walkers. It frequently acts as the starting point and finish line for local 10 km runs. In 2016, the park, rebranded as DROHME with new investors, saw major renovations of the bleachers (la tribune in French) and the jockey-weighing station, which in September 2018 reopened as a brasserie. Politics The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections. The current mayor of Watermael-Boitsfort is Olivier Deleuze [fr], a member of Ecolo, who is in coalition on the municipal council with the Reformist Movement. Party Seats Ecolo 12 DéFI 7 Reformist Movement (MR) 6 Socialist Party (PS) 3 Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) 1 Total 29 Notable inhabitants Auguste Beernaert (1829–1912), politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Prime Minister Omer Coppens (1864–1926), impressionist artist Willy Coppens (1892–1986), flying ace of World War I Paul Delvaux (1897–1994), artist. Delvaux painted Watermael station on a number of occasions. Georges Remi, also known as Hergé (1907–1983), comics writer and artist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin Rik Wouters (1882–1916), artist and sculptor International relations Twin towns and sister cities Watermael-Boitsfort is twinned with: Chantilly, France Annan, United Kingdom Hegyvidék, Hungary wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about Watermael-Boitsfort, What is Watermael-Boitsfort? What does Watermael-Boitsfort mean? Home Page | Go up © 2025 www.dl1.en-us.nina.az — All rights reserved.