Alsemberg

Alsemberg is a deelgemeente (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Beersel in Belgium, located in the Flemish Region, in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Halle-Vilvoorde district. The settlement lies south of Brussels and was an independent municipality until the end of 1976, before Belgium's municipal merger reforms folded it administratively into Beersel.

Where exactly is Alsemberg located?

Alsemberg sits in the province of Flemish Brabant, within Belgium's Flemish Region, just south of Brussels. Its geographic coordinates are approximately 50.7414°N, 4.33639°E. The name itself points to a hill (Dutch "berg" means "mountain" or "hill") — Wikidata specifically describes Alsemberg as a hill in the settlement of the same name, around which the built-up area developed.

How many people live in Alsemberg?

English-language sources describe Alsemberg as a rural town with roughly 5,300 inhabitants. The Polish Wikipedia entry cites a more precise figure as of 1 January 2020: 5,981 residents. The gap between the two numbers likely reflects different measurement dates, but both sources agree that Alsemberg is a mid-sized settlement by the standard of Belgian sub-municipalities.

What is Alsemberg's administrative status?

Until 31 December 1976, Alsemberg was an independent municipality with its own local government. As part of Belgium's administrative reform of the 1970s, which consolidated smaller municipalities into larger units, Alsemberg was merged into the municipality of Beersel and became one of its deelgemeenten (sub-municipalities). This kind of administrative demotion is common across Belgium — many present-day sub-municipalities were once self-governing towns in their own right.

Which region of Belgium is Alsemberg part of?

Administratively, Alsemberg belongs to:

• the Flemish Region (one of Belgium's three regions, alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region),
• the province of Flemish Brabant,
• the Halle-Vilvoorde administrative district.

This places Alsemberg directly on the southern edge of the Brussels metropolitan area, within the belt of Flemish municipalities surrounding the capital.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alsemberg a town or a village? English-language sources classify Alsemberg as a rural town rather than a city in the administrative sense. Since 1977 it has had no independent local government, functioning instead as a sub-municipality of Beersel.

Which municipality does Alsemberg belong to today? Beersel, in the province of Flemish Brabant.

How many people live in Alsemberg? Roughly 5,300 to 6,000, depending on the year of measurement — the Polish Wikipedia entry records 5,981 residents as of 1 January 2020.

Is Alsemberg close to Brussels? Yes, the settlement lies just south of Brussels, within the belt of suburban Flemish municipalities surrounding the Belgian capital.