Ganshoren

Ganshoren
Municipality
Ganshoren's Municipal Hall
Ganshoren's Municipal Hall
Flag of Ganshoren
Flag
Coat of arms of Ganshoren
Coat of arms
Ganshoren municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Ganshoren municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Interactive map of Ganshoren
Ganshoren is located in Belgium
Ganshoren
Ganshoren
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°19′E / 50.867°N 4.317°E / 50.867; 4.317
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
French Community
RegionBrussels-Capital
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
Government
 • MayorJean-Paul Van Laethem (Les Engagés)
 • Governing partiesListe du Bourgmestre (Les Engagés), PS+Citoyens, DéFI
Area
 • Total
2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
 • Total
25,234
 • Density10,300/km2 (26,800/sq mi)
Postal codes
1083
NIS code
21008
Area codes02
Websiteganshoren.be/fr (in French)
ganshoren.be/nl (in Dutch)

Ganshoren (French: [ɡansɔʁœn, -ʁɛn] ⓘ; Dutch: [ˈɣɑnsˌɦoːrə(n)] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Jette, and Koekelberg, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse. Like all municipalities in Brussels, it is officially bilingual (French–Dutch).

As of 1 January 2024, the municipality had a population of 25,564 inhabitants. The total area is 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi), which gives a population density of 10,487/km2 (27,160/sq mi).

Politics

The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections. On that occasion, Pierre Kompany was elected mayor of Ganshoren. He was the first black mayor in Belgium, and is the father of footballer Vincent Kompany. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Van Laethem.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. 1 2 "Ganshoren | IBSA". ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Résultats officiels des élections communales 2018" (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Vincent Kompany's father elected as first black mayor in Belgium". The Guardian. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bourgmestre et Echevins – Commune de Ganshoren". www.ganshoren.be. Retrieved 4 June 2023.