The City of Brussels (French: ville de Bruxelles [vil də bʁysɛl] or alternatively Bruxelles-Ville [bʁysɛl vil];

Dutch: Stad Brussel [stɑd ˈbrʏsəl][2] or Brussel-Stad) is the largest municipality and historical centre of
the Brussels-Capital Region, and the capital of Belgium.[3] Besides the strict centre, it also covers the
immediate northern outskirts where it borders municipalities in Flanders. It is the administrative centre
of the European Union, thus often dubbed, along with the region, the EU's capital city.

The City of Brussels is a municipality consisting of the central historic town and certain additional areas
within the greater Brussels-Capital Region, namely Haren, Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek to the
north, as well as Avenue Louise/Louizalaan and the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos park to the
south.

As of 1 January 2017, the City of Brussels had a total population of 176,545. The total area is 32.61 km2
(12.59 sq mi) which gives a population density of 5,475 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,180/sq mi).
As of 2007, there were approximately 50,000 registered non-Belgians in the City of Brussels.[4] In
common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

Contents

1 Territorial history

2 Districts

2.1 Pentagon

2.1.1 Central District

2.1.2 Royal District

2.1.3 Sablon/Zavel District

2.1.4 Marolles/Maroll