Brussels metropolitan area
Brussels metropolitan area
Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles | |
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Metropolitan area | |
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The Brussels metropolitan area (known in French as: Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles) is the metropolitan area of Brussels. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of 3,377 km2
The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels, Leuven and Vilvoorde.
| Area (km2) | Population | GDP[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brussels |
162 | 1,235,192 | €96.513 billion |
 Flemish Brabant |
2,118 | 1,146,175 | €63.623 billion |
 Walloon Brabant |
1,097 | 403,599 | €24.912 billion |
| Brussels metropolitan area | 3,377 | 2,784,966 | €185.048 trillion |
Economy
In 2021 Brussels' gross metropolitan product was €163.3 billion. This puts Brussels in 8th place among cities in European Union.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel".
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions".