List of parks and gardens in Brussels

Brussels is one of the greenest capitals in Europe, with over 8,000 hectares of green spaces.[1] Vegetation cover and natural areas are higher in the outskirts, where they have limited the peri-urbanisation of the capital, but they decrease sharply towards the centre of Brussels; 10% in the central Pentagon, 30% of the municipalities in the first ring, and 71% of the municipalities in the second ring are occupied by green spaces.

Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark

Many parks and gardens, both public and privately owned, are scattered throughout the city. In addition to this, the Sonian Forest is located in its southern part and stretches out over the three Belgian regions. As of 2017, it has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only Belgian component to the multinational inscription 'Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe'.[2]

A park or garden located on the territory of several municipalities is listed for each municipality.

Anderlecht

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Astrid Park Meir Quarter 50°49′59″N 4°17′53″E / 50.83306°N 4.29806°E / 50.83306; 4.29806  
Parc Forestier/Bospark Scheut 50°50′29″N 4°18′40″E / 50.84139°N 4.31111°E / 50.84139; 4.31111  
Jean Vives Park 50°49′34″N 4°16′56″E / 50.82611°N 4.28222°E / 50.82611; 4.28222  
Pede Park Neerpede 50°49′32″N 4°16′19″E / 50.82556°N 4.27194°E / 50.82556; 4.27194  
Parc des Étangs/Vijverspark 50°49′28″N 4°17′4″E / 50.82444°N 4.28444°E / 50.82444; 4.28444  
Scherdemael Park Scherdemael Quarter 50°49′54″N 4°17′15″E / 50.83167°N 4.28750°E / 50.83167; 4.28750  

Auderghem/Oudergem

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Jean Massart Botanical Garden 50°48′50″N 4°26′17″E / 50.81389°N 4.43806°E / 50.81389; 4.43806  
Red Cloister 50°48′28″N 4°26′38″E / 50.80778°N 4.44389°E / 50.80778; 4.44389 13.61 ha (33.6 acres)  
Seny Park Transvaal 50°48′34″N 4°25′43″E / 50.80944°N 4.42861°E / 50.80944; 4.42861  
Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal 50°49′13″N 4°26′01″E / 50.82028°N 4.43361°E / 50.82028; 4.43361  
Woluwe Park Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang 50°49′44″N 4°25′37″E / 50.829°N 4.427°E / 50.829; 4.427 69.28 ha (171.2 acres)  

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Sint-Agatha-Berchem

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Wilder Wood 50°51′31″N 4°17′26″E / 50.85861°N 4.29056°E / 50.85861; 4.29056  

City of Brussels

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Pentagon

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Brussels Park Royal Quarter 50°50′41″N 4°21′49″E / 50.8446°N 4.3637°E / 50.8446; 4.3637 13.1 ha (32 acres)[3]  
Egmont Park Sablon/Zavel 50°50′19″N 4°21′26″E / 50.83861°N 4.35722°E / 50.83861; 4.35722 1.42 ha (3.5 acres)[4]  
Halle Gate Park Marolles/Marollen 50°49′59″N 4°20′41″E / 50.83306°N 4.34472°E / 50.83306; 4.34472 3.2 ha (7.9 acres)[5]  
Mont des Arts/Kunstberg Royal Quarter 50°50′38″N 04°21′24″E / 50.84389°N 4.35667°E / 50.84389; 4.35667 1.4 ha (3.5 acres)[6]  
Square of the Small Sablon Sablon/Zavel 50°50′24″N 04°21′22″E / 50.84000°N 4.35611°E / 50.84000; 4.35611 0.29 ha (0.72 acres)[7]  

Eastern districts

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Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark European Quarter 50°50′26″N 4°23′34″E / 50.84056°N 4.39278°E / 50.84056; 4.39278 34.22 ha (84.6 acres)[8]  
Leopold Park Leopold Quarter 50°50′18″N 4°22′48″E / 50.83833°N 4.38000°E / 50.83833; 4.38000 6.43 ha (15.9 acres)[9]  
Maelbeek Valley Garden Leopold Quarter 50°50′38″N 4°22′43″E / 50.84389°N 4.37861°E / 50.84389; 4.37861  

Northern districts

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Colonial Garden 50°53′18″N 4°20′43″E / 50.88833°N 4.34528°E / 50.88833; 4.34528  
Florist of Stuyvenberg's Garden 50°53′07″N 4°20′55″E / 50.88528°N 4.34861°E / 50.88528; 4.34861  
La(e)ken Park 50°53′33″N 04°20′55″E / 50.89250°N 4.34861°E / 50.89250; 4.34861 28.79 ha (71.1 acres)[10]  
Maximilian Park Northern Quarter 50°51′44″N 4°21′12″E / 50.86222°N 4.35333°E / 50.86222; 4.35333  
Osseg(h)em Park Heysel Quarter 50°53′44″N 4°20′47″E / 50.89556°N 4.34639°E / 50.89556; 4.34639 15.9 ha (39 acres)  
Sobieski Park 50°53′08″N 4°20′43″E / 50.88556°N 4.34528°E / 50.88556; 4.34528  
Tour & Taxis Park Tour & Taxis 50°52′13″N 4°20′31″E / 50.87028°N 4.34194°E / 50.87028; 4.34194  

Southern districts

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Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos Louise/Louiza Quarter 50°48′11″N 4°22′52″E / 50.80306°N 4.38111°E / 50.80306; 4.38111 122.34 ha (302.3 acres)[11]  
King's Garden Louise/Louiza Quarter 50°49′18″N 4°22′17″E / 50.82167°N 4.37139°E / 50.82167; 4.37139  
La Cambre Abbey Louise/Louiza Quarter 50°49′08″N 4°22′27″E / 50.81889°N 4.37417°E / 50.81889; 4.37417  

Etterbeek

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Jean-Félix Hap Garden 50°50′04″N 4°23′09″E / 50.83444°N 4.38583°E / 50.83444; 4.38583  

Evere

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Forest/Vorst

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Duden Park Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd 50°49′01″N 4°19′52″E / 50.81694°N 4.33111°E / 50.81694; 4.33111 22.76 ha (56.2 acres)  
Forest/Vorst Park Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd 50°49′21″N 4°20′13″E / 50.82250°N 4.33694°E / 50.82250; 4.33694 13 ha (32 acres)  

Ganshoren

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King Baudouin Park 50°52′53″N 4°19′09″E / 50.88139°N 4.31917°E / 50.88139; 4.31917  

Ixelles/Elsene

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La Cambre Abbey Louise/Louiza Quarter 50°49′08″N 4°22′27″E / 50.81889°N 4.37417°E / 50.81889; 4.37417  
Ixelles Ponds Flagey Quarter 50°49′25″N 4°22′24″E / 50.82361°N 4.37333°E / 50.82361; 4.37333 5.5 ha (14 acres)  
Tenbosch Park 50°49′12″N 4°21′53″E / 50.82000°N 4.36472°E / 50.82000; 4.36472 1.8 ha (4.4 acres)  

Jette

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Dieleg(h)em Wood 50°53′14″N 4°19′26″E / 50.88722°N 4.32389°E / 50.88722; 4.32389  
King Baudouin Park 50°52′53″N 4°19′09″E / 50.88139°N 4.31917°E / 50.88139; 4.31917  
Laerbeek/Laarbeek Wood 50°53′16″N 4°17′56″E / 50.88778°N 4.29889°E / 50.88778; 4.29889  

Koekelberg

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Elisabeth Park 50°51′54″N 4°19′28″E / 50.86500°N 4.32444°E / 50.86500; 4.32444 21 ha (52 acres)  

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Molenbeek

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Albert Park Machtens Quarter 50°51′05″N 4°18′55″E / 50.85139°N 4.31528°E / 50.85139; 4.31528  
Karreveld Park Karreveld Quarter 50°51′37″N 4°18′55″E / 50.86028°N 4.31528°E / 50.86028; 4.31528  
Marie-José Park Machtens Quarter 50°51′5″N 4°19′8″E / 50.85139°N 4.31889°E / 50.85139; 4.31889  
Scheutbos Park Mettewie Quarter 50°51′00″N 4°17′30″E / 50.85000°N 4.29167°E / 50.85000; 4.29167  

Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis

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Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet Park 50°49′44″N 4°20′57″E / 50.82889°N 4.34917°E / 50.82889; 4.34917  
Forest/Vorst Park Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd 50°49′21″N 4°20′13″E / 50.82250°N 4.33694°E / 50.82250; 4.33694  
Hélène De Rudder Garden 50°49′46″N 4°20′43″E / 50.82935°N 4.34533°E / 50.82935; 4.34533
Joséphine-Hortense Mairesse Park 50°49′42″N 4°20′43″E / 50.82843°N 4.34516°E / 50.82843; 4.34516

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node

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Botanical Garden of Brussels Northern Quarter 50°51′18″N 4°21′55″E / 50.85488°N 4.365192°E / 50.85488; 4.365192 5.15 ha (12.7 acres)[12]  

Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek

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Josaphat Park Josaphat Quarter 50°51′44″N 4°23′06″E / 50.86222°N 4.38500°E / 50.86222; 4.38500 30 ha (74 acres)  

Uccle/Ukkel

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Brugmann Park 50°48′35″N 4°21′07″E / 50.80972°N 4.35194°E / 50.80972; 4.35194  
Montjoie Park 50°48′35″N 4°21′27″E / 50.80972°N 4.35750°E / 50.80972; 4.35750  
Wolvendael Park 50°48′00″N 4°20′38″E / 50.80000°N 4.34389°E / 50.80000; 4.34389  

Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde

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Seny Park Transvaal 50°48′34″N 4°25′43″E / 50.80944°N 4.42861°E / 50.80944; 4.42861  
Tournay-Solvay Park 50°47′36″N 4°24′40″E / 50.79333°N 4.41111°E / 50.79333; 4.41111  

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert|Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe

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Malou Park 50°50′31″N 4°26′20″E / 50.842°N 4.439°E / 50.842; 4.439  

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

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Mellaerts Ponds 50°49′39″N 4°26′02″E / 50.82750°N 4.43389°E / 50.82750; 4.43389  
Parmentier Park 50°49′47″N 4°26′18″E / 50.82972°N 4.43833°E / 50.82972; 4.43833  
Woluwe Park Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang 50°49′44″N 4°25′37″E / 50.829°N 4.427°E / 50.829; 4.427 69.28 ha (171.2 acres)  

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Parks and green spaces". be.brussels. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Parc de Bruxelles". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Parc d'Egmont". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Parc de la Porte de Hal". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Jardin du Mont des Arts". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Square du Petit Sablon". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Parc du Cinquantenaire". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Parc Léopold". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Parc de Laeken". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Bois de la Cambre". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Jardin Botanique". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

Bibliography

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  • Demey, Thierry (2010). Bruxelles en vert. Le guide des jardins publics (in French). Brussels: Badeaux. ISBN 978-2-930609-00-3.
  • Hannequart, Jean-Pierre; Schamp, Eric; Pulings, Marie-Claude (1996). Découvrir Bruxelles par ses Espaces Verts (in French). Brussels: Institut bruxellois pour la Gestion de l'Environnement, Commission communautaire française.