Anderlecht - Definition

Anderlecht within the Brussels-Capital Region

Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. On January 1st, 2004 the municipality had a total population of 92,755 (45,047 males and 47,708 females). The total area is 17.74 km² which gives a population density of 5,227.37 inhabitants per km². There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within the Anderlecht municipality. One of the most interesting ones is called Het Rad (in Dutch), or La Roue (in French).

Anderlecht is the home of the football club R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Anderlecht is the birth place of singer Jacques Brel and real estate entrepreneur Yasemin Uzmez.