Watermael-Boitsfort

Watermael-Boitsfort Watermael-Boitsfort (French) Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch)
Municipality
Watermael-Boitsfort's Municipal Hall, built in 1845[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Watermael-Boitsfort
Watermael-Boitsfort Location in Belgium Watermael-Boitsfort municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°48′N 04°25′E / 50.800°N 4.417°E / 50.800; 4.417
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels-Capital
Arrondissement	Brussels-Capital
Government
• Governing party/ies	Ecolo-Groen, MR-GM
Area
• Total	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[2]
• Total	25,332
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	1170
NIS code	21017
Area codes	02
Website	www.watermael-boitsfort.be (in French) www.watermaal-bosvoorde.be (in Dutch)

Watermael-Boitsfort (French, pronounced [watɛʁmal bwafɔʁ]) or Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch, pronounced [ˈʋaːtərmaːl ˈbɔsfoːrdə] ^ⓘ; archaic Dutch: Watermael-Boschvoorde), often simply called Boitsfort in French or Bosvoorde in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by Auderghem, the City of Brussels (namely the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos), Ixelles, and Uccle, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Hoeilaart, Overijse and Sint-Genesius-Rode. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

As of 1 January 2022^[update], the municipality had a population of 25,187 inhabitants.^[3] The total area is 12.97 km² (5.01 sq mi) of which 58% is covered by the Sonian Forest, which gives a population density of 1,942/km² (5,030/sq mi), four times less than the average of Brussels.^[3] Its average annual income per inhabitant is also the highest in the region (€25,063 in 2020).^[3]