Anderlecht

Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. On January 1, 2005 the municipality had a total population of 93,808. The total area is 17.74 km² which gives a population density of 5,286.72 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 of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium.