Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde
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City and municipality | |
Town Hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Vilvoorde in Flemish Brabant | |
Interactive map of Vilvoorde | |
Vilvoorde Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°25′E / 50.933°N 4.417°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Halle Vilvoorde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jo De Ro (Open Vid) |
| • Governing parties | Vooruit, Open Vld, CD&V, Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.57 km2 (8.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 44,015 |
| • Density | 2,041/km2 (5,285/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1800 |
| NIS code | 23088 |
| Area codes | 02 - 015 |
| Website | www.vilvoorde.be |
Vilvoorde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɪlvoːrdə] ⓘ; West Flemish: Vilvôorde; French: Vilvorde [vilvɔʁd]; historically known as Filford in English) is a municipality and city in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo and Houtem and the small town of Peutie.
The official language of Vilvoorde is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. There is a French-speaking minority of about 33.7%, concentrated especially in the Koningslo and Beauval quarters, bordering the Neder-Over-Heembeek neighbourhood of Brussels. The French-speaking minority is represented by 3 members on the 33-seat local council.
From 2000 until August 1, 2007, the mayor of Vilvoorde was former Belgian prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene. The mayor from 2013 to 2024 was Hans Bonte, also a member of the Federal House of Representatives.