Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde
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City and municipality | |
Town Hall | |
Location of Vilvoorde | |
| 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 party/ies | Vooruit, Open Vld, CD&V, Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.57 km2 (8.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 44,015 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1800 |
| NIS code | 23088 |
| Area codes | 02 - 015 |
| Website | www.vilvoorde.be |
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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 since 2013 is Hans Bonte, also a member of the Federal House of Representatives.