Watermaal-Bosvoorde
Watermael-Boitsfort (French) or Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch) is ane o the nineteen municipalities locatit in the Brussels-Caipital Region in Belgium.
On 1 Januar 2006 the municipality haed a tot population o 24,056. Its tot aurie is 12.93 km² which gies it a population density o 1,860 indwallers per km². It is the lawest population density o the 19 communities in the Brussels-Caipital Region.
Watermael-Boitsfort is in the sooth o the caipital an borders the communes o Uccle, Auderghem an Ixelles as well as the province o Flemish Brabant. The Sonian Forest (Forêt de Soignes or Zoniënwoud) covers amaist 60% o the municipality.
The municipality is twinned wi Chantilly in Fraunce, Annan in Scotland an Hegyvidék in Hungary.
Notable inhabitiants
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Willy Coppens, fechter ace o Warld War I (1892–1986).
- Antoine Depage, surgeon (1862–1925).
- Rik Wouters, airtist (1882–1916). The municipality haes gien his name tae a place: Place Rik Wouters (in French) or Rik Wouters plein (Dutch).
Michel Roger Lafosse, false claimant tae the Scottis throne, wis born in the commune in 1958, but wis niver a resident.
See an aa
[eedit | eedit soorce]Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- (in French) (in Dutch) Watermael-Boitsfort offeecial Wabsteid
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