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Flemish Brabant

January 01, 1970

Flemish Brabant (Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant [ˌvlaːmz ˈbraːbɑnt] ⓘ;[a] French: Brabant flamand [bʁabɑ̃ flamɑ̃] ⓘ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of 2,118 km2 (818 sq mi) which is divided into two administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. As of January 2019, Flemish Brabant had a population of 1,146,175.[2]

Flemish Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant
Province
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°35′E / 50.917°N 4.583°E / 50.917; 4.583
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Capital
(and largest city)		Leuven
Government
 • GovernorJan Spooren
Area
[1]
 • Total2,118 km2 (818 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2019[2])
 • Total1,146,175
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€51.731 billion (2021)
ISO 3166 codeBE-VBR
HDI (2019)0.946[4]
very high · 3rd of 11
Websitewww.vlaamsbrabant.be

Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts: two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant; and the Brussels-Capital Region, which no longer belongs to any province. The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region).

The province is made up of two arrondissements. The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement surrounds Brussels and is mainly a residential area, though it also contains large industrial zones and has Belgium's main airport. It is joined by the Leuven Arrondissement, centered on Leuven, the province's capital and largest city. Products of Flemish Brabant include Belgian beers.

The official language of Flemish Brabant is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. A few municipalities are to a certain extent allowed to use French to communicate with their citizens; these are called the municipalities with language facilities. Other such special municipalities can be found along the border between Flanders and Wallonia, and between Wallonia and the German-speaking area of Belgium. Halle-Vilvoorde mostly surrounds Brussels, which is officially bilingual but whose inhabitants mostly speak French.

Politics edit

The Governor is the representative or "commissioner" of the federal and Flemish governments in Flemish Brabant. He is appointed by the Flemish government, on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers. From the creation of Flemish Brabant in 1995, as a result of the division of the Province of Brabant into Flemish- and French-speaking provinces, until his retirement in 2020, the Governor was Lodewijk De Witte. He was succeeded by Jan Spooren.

The Governor is responsible for supervising the local authorities, ensuring that laws and decrees are observed, maintaining public order and security, and coordinating the response to a disaster which has occurred in his province. He also presides over the Deputation, however, he does not have the right to vote in the Deputation except in those cases where the Deputation exercises a judicial function.

Flemish Brabant is the only province that has a Deputy Governor as well. The Deputy Governor is appointed by the Flemish Government on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers and must have a considerable knowledge of both the Dutch and the French language. He is responsible for ensuring that the language legislation is observed in the peripheral municipalities of Flemish Brabant.

The Provincial Council of Flemish Brabant consists of 72 members (84 members until 2012) elected for a term of office of 6 years. The last election was held on Sunday 14 October 2012. Seven political parties have seats in the Provincial Council:

The current President of the Provincial Council is An Hermans (CD&V). She is assisted by a Bureau which consists of two Vice-Presidents, four Secretaries, three Quaestors and the floor leaders of the fractions in the Provincial Council.

The governing majority in the Provincial Council for 2013–2018 is formed by CD&V, Open VLD, sp.a and Groen. These parties together have a majority of 43 out of 72 seats.

The Deputation is the executive organ responsible for the daily administration of the province. It consists of the Governor and six Deputies elected by the Provincial Council from among its midst. For the 2013–2018 legislative term, the Deputies are divided among the majority parties as follows: two for CD&V, two for Open Vld, one for sp.a and one for Groen.

Economy edit

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 49.8 billion € in 2018. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 38,600 € or 128% of the EU27 average in the same year.[5]

Religion edit

According to the International Social Survey Programme 2008: Religion III by the Association of Religion Data Archives,[6] 73.9% of Flemish Brabant's population identified themselves as Catholics, 23.1% as non-religious, and 3% adhered to other religions.

Religion in Flemish Brabant (2008)[6]

  Roman Catholicism (73.9%)
  Protestantism (1.1%)
  Non-religious (23.1%)
  Other religion (1.9%)

Municipalities edit

Flemish Brabant has 65 municipalities: 35 in the Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde and 30 in Leuven.

 
Map showing the location of the Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Vlaams in isolation is pronounced [vlaːms].

References edit

  1. ^ "be.STAT". bestat.statbel.fgov.be.
  2. ^ a b "Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel". statbel.fgov.be.
  3. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
  5. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
  6. ^ a b . www.thearda.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flemish Brabant.
  • Official web site of the Flemish Brabant province

January 01, 1970
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Flemish Brabant Dutch Vlaams Brabant ˌvlaːmz ˈbraːbɑnt a French Brabant flamand bʁabɑ flamɑ is a province of Flanders one of the three regions of Belgium It borders on clockwise from the North the Belgian provinces of Antwerp Limburg Liege Walloon Brabant Hainaut and East Flanders Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels Capital Region Its capital is Leuven It has an area of 2 118 km2 818 sq mi which is divided into two administrative districts arrondissementen in Dutch containing 65 municipalities As of January 2019 Flemish Brabant had a population of 1 146 175 2 Flemish Brabant Vlaams BrabantProvinceFlagCoat of armsCoordinates 50 55 N 04 35 E 50 917 N 4 583 E 50 917 4 583Country BelgiumRegion FlandersCapital and largest city LeuvenGovernment GovernorJan SpoorenArea 1 Total2 118 km2 818 sq mi Population 1 January 2019 2 Total1 146 175 Density540 km2 1 400 sq mi GDP 3 Total 51 731 billion 2021 ISO 3166 codeBE VBRHDI 2019 0 946 4 very high 3rd of 11Websitewww wbr vlaamsbrabant wbr be Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts two new provinces Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant and the Brussels Capital Region which no longer belongs to any province The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions Flanders Wallonia and the Brussels Capital Region The province is made up of two arrondissements The Halle Vilvoorde Arrondissement surrounds Brussels and is mainly a residential area though it also contains large industrial zones and has Belgium s main airport It is joined by the Leuven Arrondissement centered on Leuven the province s capital and largest city Products of Flemish Brabant include Belgian beers The official language of Flemish Brabant is Dutch as in the rest of Flanders A few municipalities are to a certain extent allowed to use French to communicate with their citizens these are called the municipalities with language facilities Other such special municipalities can be found along the border between Flanders and Wallonia and between Wallonia and the German speaking area of Belgium Halle Vilvoorde mostly surrounds Brussels which is officially bilingual but whose inhabitants mostly speak French Contents 1 Politics 2 Economy 3 Religion 4 Municipalities 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPolitics editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Flemish Brabant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The Governor is the representative or commissioner of the federal and Flemish governments in Flemish Brabant He is appointed by the Flemish government on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers From the creation of Flemish Brabant in 1995 as a result of the division of the Province of Brabant into Flemish and French speaking provinces until his retirement in 2020 the Governor was Lodewijk De Witte He was succeeded by Jan Spooren The Governor is responsible for supervising the local authorities ensuring that laws and decrees are observed maintaining public order and security and coordinating the response to a disaster which has occurred in his province He also presides over the Deputation however he does not have the right to vote in the Deputation except in those cases where the Deputation exercises a judicial function Flemish Brabant is the only province that has a Deputy Governor as well The Deputy Governor is appointed by the Flemish Government on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers and must have a considerable knowledge of both the Dutch and the French language He is responsible for ensuring that the language legislation is observed in the peripheral municipalities of Flemish Brabant The Provincial Council of Flemish Brabant consists of 72 members 84 members until 2012 elected for a term of office of 6 years The last election was held on Sunday 14 October 2012 Seven political parties have seats in the Provincial Council New Flemish Alliance N VA 19 seats Christen Democratisch en Vlaams CD amp V 15 seats Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats Open Vld 13 seats Vooruit 8 seats Green Groen 7 seats Union of Francophones UF 5 seats Flemish Interest Vlaams Belang 5 seats The current President of the Provincial Council is An Hermans CD amp V She is assisted by a Bureau which consists of two Vice Presidents four Secretaries three Quaestors and the floor leaders of the fractions in the Provincial Council The governing majority in the Provincial Council for 2013 2018 is formed by CD amp V Open VLD sp a and Groen These parties together have a majority of 43 out of 72 seats The Deputation is the executive organ responsible for the daily administration of the province It consists of the Governor and six Deputies elected by the Provincial Council from among its midst For the 2013 2018 legislative term the Deputies are divided among the majority parties as follows two for CD amp V two for Open Vld one for sp a and one for Groen Economy editThe Gross domestic product GDP of the province was 49 8 billion in 2018 GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 38 600 or 128 of the EU27 average in the same year 5 Religion editAccording to the International Social Survey Programme 2008 Religion III by the Association of Religion Data Archives 6 73 9 of Flemish Brabant s population identified themselves as Catholics 23 1 as non religious and 3 adhered to other religions Religion in Flemish Brabant 2008 6 Roman Catholicism 73 9 Protestantism 1 1 Non religious 23 1 Other religion 1 9 Municipalities editFlemish Brabant has 65 municipalities 35 in the Arrondissement of Halle Vilvoorde and 30 in Leuven nbsp Map showing the location of the Arrondissement of Halle Vilvoorde Halle Vilvoorde arrondissement Leuven arrondissement Affligem Asse Beersel Bever Dilbeek Drogenbos Galmaarden Gooik Grimbergen Halle Herne Hoeilaart Kampenhout Kapelle op den Bos Kraainem Lennik Liedekerke Linkebeek Londerzeel Machelen Meise Merchtem Opwijk Overijse Pepingen Roosdaal Sint Genesius Rode Sint Pieters Leeuw Steenokkerzeel Ternat Vilvoorde Wemmel Wezembeek Oppem Zaventem Zemst Aarschot Begijnendijk Bekkevoort Bertem Bierbeek Boortmeerbeek Boutersem Diest Geetbets Glabbeek Haacht Herent Hoegaarden Holsbeek Huldenberg Keerbergen Kortenaken Kortenberg Landen Leuven Linter Lubbeek Oud Heverlee Rotselaar Scherpenheuvel Zichem Tervuren Tielt Winge Tienen Tremelo ZoutleeuwSee also editDuchy of Brabant Duke of BrabantNotes edit Vlaams in isolation is pronounced vlaːms References edit be STAT bestat statbel fgov be a b Structuur van de bevolking Statbel statbel fgov be EU regions by GDP Eurostat Retrieved 18 September 2023 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30 to 263 of the EU average in 2018 Eurostat a b Analysis International Social Survey Programme 2008 Religion III Data Archive The Association of Religion Data Archives www thearda com Archived from the original on 2 August 2021 Retrieved 17 April 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flemish Brabant Official web site of the Flemish Brabant province Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flemish Brabant amp oldid 1219085173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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