Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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Summary
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean ranks in the top 3% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,198 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Intercommunale d'Inhumation - Intercommunale voor Teraardebestelling[3], Cremabru[4], Brulocalis[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital[6]
- Country: Belgium[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal[8], Brussels–Charleroi Canal[9], Maelbeek - Maalbeek[10]
- Head of government: Catherine Moureaux[11]
- Instance of: city[12]
- Official language: French[13], Dutch[14]
- Shares border with: Brussels[15], Anderlecht[16]
- Named after: John the Baptist[17], Maalbeek[18]
- Flag: flag of Molenbeek[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Oujda[20], Levallois-Perret[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[22]
- Postal code: 1080[23]
- Part of: Brussels-Capital Region[24], Brussels Fire Department[25], Police Zone Brussels-West[26]
- Commons category: Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[27]
- Patron saint: John the Baptist[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 02[30]
- Inception: 1785[31]
- Official website: https://www.molenbeek.irisnet.be/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[33]
- Email address: mailto:molenbeek@molenbeek.irisnet.be[34]
- Population: 97,005[35], 97,979[36]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[37]
- Phone number: +32-2-412-37-90[38]
Body
Identity
Official names include Sint-Jans-Molenbeek[39] and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[40]. Short names include Molenbeek[41], Molem[42], and Моленбек[43].
Why It Matters
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]