Square Sainctelette
Looking west towards the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in the background | |
Location within Brussels Square Sainctelette (Belgium) | |
| Namesake | Charles-Xavier Sainctelette |
|---|---|
| Type | Square |
| Location | City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Quarter | Quays or Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne Quarter |
| Postal code | 1000 |
| Nearest metro station | 2 6 Yser/IJzer |
| Coordinates | 50°51′31″N 04°20′49″E / 50.85861°N 4.34694°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1911 |
The Square Sainctelette (French, pronounced [skwaʁ sɛ̃t.lɛt]) or Sainctelettesquare (Dutch, pronounced [ˈsɛɪŋktəlɛt(ə)ˌskwɛːr]) is a square in the City of Brussels municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is named in honour of Charles-Xavier Sainctelette, a former Belgian Minister of Public Works.
The square lies along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the north-western corner of Brussels' city centre, on the border with the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean municipality, from which it is separated by the canal. A major traffic axis, it is also part of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). This area is served by Yser/IJzer metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro.