Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde
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Administrative Arrondissement
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The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement (
The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement and the Brussels-Capital Region together formed the
History
The Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde was established in 1963 when the language borders were determined. At that time, the then Administrative Arrondissement of Brussels, which had the same territory as the present-day Judicial Arrondissement of Brussels, was split into three administrative arrondissements, two of which still exist today:
- Brussels Region;
- Halle-Vilvoorde, a unilingual Dutch-speaking administrative arrondissement;
- Brussels-Periphery, which consisted of the six Flemish municipalities with language facilities for French-speakers around Brussels.
On January 1, 1971, the Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery ceased to exist and its municipalities were added to Halle-Vilvoorde.
In 1977, the then municipality of
Municipalities
The Administrative Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde is made up of the following municipalities:
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Population
Population as of 1 January in recent years:
| Year | Population |
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| 1990 | 533,719 |
| 1995 | 549,165 |
| 2000 | 558,220 |
| 2005 | 572,697 |
| 2010 | 593,455 |
| 2015 | 617,330 |
| 2017 | 627,247 |
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Wohnsitz, Nationalität, Familienstand, Alter und Geschlecht". Direction générale Statistique – Statistics Belgium. Direction générale Statistique – Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
See also
- Brussels Periphery (Vlaamse Rand)
