Wemmel

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Wemmel
picture=WemmelTownHall.jpg
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-VB
arrondissement=Halle-Vilvoorde
nis=23102
pyramid-date=
0-19=
20-64=
65=
foreigners=
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mayor=Marcel Van Langenhove (LB)
majority=LVB
postal-codes=1780
telephone-area=02
web= [http://www.wemmel.be/ www.wemmel.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=55
lon_deg=04
lon_min=18

Wemmel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Wemmel proper. On January 1 2006 Wemmel had a total population of 14,774. The total area is 8.74 km² which gives a population density of 1,690 inhabitants per km².

In 1954, special linguistic rights were given to local French-speakers (according to an official census, they were more than 30% in 1947). French-speakers can request official documents from the local administration in French. They also have primary and maternity schools teaching in French.

Although outside the Brussels-Capital Region, Wemmel is part of the suburbs of Brussels. The Brussels orbital motorway, known as the "ring", cuts through the southern part of the town.

See also

*Municipalities with linguistic facilities

External links

* [http://www.wemmel.be Official website ] - Information available in Dutch and French