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Evere

Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°24′E / 50.867°N 4.400°E / 50.867; 4.400
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Evere
Municipality
Evere's Municipal Hall
Evere's Municipal Hall
Flag of Evere
Flag
Coat of arms of Evere
Coat of arms
Location of Evere
Map
Evere is located in Belgium
Evere
Evere
Location in Belgium
Evere municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°24′E / 50.867°N 4.400°E / 50.867; 4.400
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
French Community
RegionBrussels-Capital
ArrondissementBrussels
Government
 • MayorRudi Vervoort (PS)
 • Governing party/iesLB, DéFI, Humanistes Everois
Area
 • Total5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[1]
 • Total42,656
 • Density8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
1140
NIS code
21006
Area codes02
Websitewww.evere.be/fr (in French)
www.evere.be/nl (in Dutch)

Evere (French: [evɛʁ]; Dutch: [ˈeːvərə] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium). As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 43,608 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi), which gives a population density of 8,503/km2 (22,020/sq mi).[2] In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

History

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Evere's character was essentially rural until the end of the First World War. It was famous for its market gardeners, pioneers in the cultivation of chicory (French: chicon, Dutch: witloof). It was also the centre of the history of aviation in Belgium between 1914 and 1945 welcoming, among others, on the neighbouring town of Haren, the Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques (SABCA) and Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne (SABENA). Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis to Evere airfield after his historic 1927 transatlantic flight to Paris. He was welcomed by a crowd of over 25,000.

After the Second World War, the explosion of population and the scarcity of free building plots in the Brussels region accelerated the disappearance of agricultural land in Evere in favor of urbanisation. From 1968 onwards, the arrival of the NATO headquarters on the disused site of the old aerodrome in Haren, also brought about the arrival of a number of companies of the tertiary sector.

Sites

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  • Brussels Cemetery is partly in Evere and partly in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant.
  • In September 2008, a former windmill in Evere, originally built in 1841, was opened as the 'Brussels Mill and Food Museum' (Musée bruxellois du Moulin et de l'Alimentation).[3]
  • The NATO headquarters are located near Evere in Haren (part of the City of Brussels). Besides, several major international companies have set up their headquarters near Evere, notably KPMG in Haren, Deloitte in Zaventem (previously in Diegem), and Ernst & Young in Diegem.

Sport

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Evere is home to BUC Saint Josse Rugby Club, former Belgian Champions who currently play in the Belgian Elite League

Transportation

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Evere is served by Evere railway station on line 26 (which goes from Halle to Vilvoorde). Bordet railway station, on the same line, is also in the municipality.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. ^ a b "Evere | IBSA". ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Musée bruxellois du Moulin et de l'Alimentation :: Evere" (in French). www.evere.be. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008. [dead link]
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