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Woluwe-Saint-Lambert () or Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe ( Dutch, ) is one of the nineteen municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It is a prosperous residential area, with a mixture of flats and detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, often compared to Uccle, another affluent Brussels municipality, as well as the
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in Paris. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally
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(French–Dutch). In French it is often spelt ''Woluwé-Saint-Lambert'' with an
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on the first 'e' to reflect the Frenchified pronunciation of what was originally a Dutch place name, but the official spelling is without an accent. The neighbouring municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre also lies within the Brussels-Capital Region, while the former municipality of Sint-Stevens-Woluwe (Woluwe-Saint-Etienne in French) has been merged with three other municipalities (Zaventem,
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) to form the municipality of Zaventem, which is in the province of
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in Flanders.


Geography

Woluwe hosts the medical faculties of the
University of Louvain A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
(UCLouvain) and its hospital, the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc on the
UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe, also known as Louvain-en-Woluwe or Alma, is a campus of the University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. The campus, built in the 1970s following the Leuven crisis, houses the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Pharmac ...
campus, and several shopping areas, notably the Avenue Georges Henri (Georges Henrilaan) and the
Woluwe Shopping Centre The Woluwe (; ) is a stream that goes through several municipalities in the southeast and east of Brussels and is a right tributary of the Senne/Zenne (in Vilvoorde). The Kleine Maalbeek is a tributary of the Woluwe (in Kraainem). Many ponds for ...
. Some of the municipality's major roads are named after prominent 20th-century Belgian statesmen, such as the prestigious Avenue de Broqueville/de Broquevillelaan and Avenue Paul Hymans/Paul Hymanslaan. Line 1 (formerly line 1B) of the Brussels metro runs under these roads. The Woluwe stream flows through the municipality.


History


Medieval origins

Several archaeological finds on the territory of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert show traces of human activity during the Bronze Age. The first historical mention of the village, however, dates from the 11th century, when some of the forested land near the Woluwe stream was cleared for farming. A church was built and dedicated to
Saint Lambert Lambert of Maastricht, commonly referred to as Saint Lambert ( la, Lambertus; Middle Dutch: ''Sint-Lambrecht''; li, Lambaer, Baer, Bert(us); 636 – c. 705 AD) was the bishop of Maastricht-Liège ( Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. L ...
, the 7th-century bishop of Maastricht who was martyred in
Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
. At the end of the 12th century, the rights to the parish of Saint Lambert were given to the canons of the chapter of St. Michael and Gudula in Brussels. Various charitable organizations and hospitals then started acquiring land in this area. Throughout the Middle Ages, Woluwe was part of the Duchy of Brabant, governed under the usual
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arrangement of those times. Among the Dukes' vassals were some powerful local lords and landowners. Some of Woluwe's territory also belonged to the powerful
Forest Abbey Forest Abbey (french: Abbaye de Forest) or Vorst Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Vorst) was a Benedictines, Benedictine abbey located in the Brussels List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, municipality of Forest, Belgium, Forest, Belgium ...
and Park Abbey.


16th century to present

Up until recently, the village was mostly rural, focusing mainly on agriculture. Starting in the 16th century, affluent nobles and clergymen from Brussels built châteaux in Woluwe, some of which are still visible today. True urbanization, however, started only around 1900. Well-to-do neighbourhoods, which included some of the novel architectural styles of the ''
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'' such as
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then Art Deco, straddled the newly built Boulevard Brand Whitlock/Brand Whitlocklaan. The population of the municipality increased very quickly at this time. It rose from 1,649 inhabitants in 1880 to 8,883 inhabitants 30 years later. By 1960 there were 36,960 people in the municipality, and since 1970 the population has been stable at around 47,000. Today, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert is still mostly a residential area, attracting rich and poor inhabitants from neighbouring Brussels.


Sights

* The surroundings of the Woluwe stream have been laid out as park areas, such as
Woluwe Park The Woluwe (; ) is a stream that goes through several municipalities in the southeast and east of Brussels and is a right tributary of the Senne/Zenne (in Vilvoorde). The Kleine Maalbeek is a tributary of the Woluwe (in Kraainem). Many ponds for ...
(in neighbouring Woluwe-Saint-Pierre) and
Malou Park Malou Park (french: Parc Malou, nl, Maloupark) is an urban park in the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is in the valley of the Woluwe stream, to the south-east of the Woluwe Shopping Center. It is the municipality's ...
. Older historical buildings, such as the '' Lindekemale'' watermill (now a restaurant), the ''Hof ter Musschen'' farm (now a seminar centre), and the 16th-century ''Slot'' castle (now a chain restaurant), also tend to be found near the river. * The Church of St. Lambert has a 12th-century Romanesque tower. * The ''Marie la Misérable'' Chapel (14th century). * The municipality's Art Deco Municipal Hall, built in the 1930s, is located above
Tomberg metro station Tomberg is a Brussels Metro station on the eastern branch of line 1 (line 1B prior to 4 April 2009). It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, in the eastern part of Brussels Brussels (french: Br ...
. * The Wolubilis cultural village and theatre, located at Cours Paul Henri Spaak/Henri-Spaak promenade 1 (formerly Avenue Paul Hymanslaan 251), were inaugurated in 2006. * The neoclassical
Château Malou The Château Malou (Dutch: Maloukasteel) is a neoclassical building in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels, Belgium. The Château Malou is situated at an altitude of . History The château was built in 1776 in the neoclassical ...
, built in 1776. File:Moulin Lindekemale (DSCF3284).jpg, Lindekemale watermill File:2741woluweStLambertWindmill.jpg, Windmill near the ''Hof ter Musschen'' farm File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Kapelleveld - 14.jpg, Kapelleveld garden city File:Wolubilis 02.JPG, Wolubilis


Shopping

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert has many shopping streets around Tomberg and Gribaumont metro stations. Around Roodebeek station is one of Brussels' largest shopping centres, the Woluwe Shopping Centre. The shopping centre opened in 1968 and has two floors and a surface area of around 97000 m2. The Woluwe Shopping Centre serves most of eastern Brussels.


Transport

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert is served by the Brussels Metro Line 1 by the following stations: Josephine-Charlotte, Gribaumont, Tomberg, Roodebeek, Vandervelde, Alma and Crainhem/Kraainem. Despite not having any rail connections, the E40 Motorway runs through the commune as well as many bus routes. Since 2018, tram 94 is extended from Trammuseum to Roodebeek and has been renamed as tram 8.


Education

In 1974, following the
Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...
crisis, the
University of Louvain A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
(UCLouvain) moved its faculties of the Sector of Medical Sciences to the commune, creating Brussels' second largest campus,
UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe, also known as Louvain-en-Woluwe or Alma, is a campus of the University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. The campus, built in the 1970s following the Leuven crisis, houses the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Pharmacy ...
, with more than 14,000 students. It also founded a new hospital on site, the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc. The site includes a number of other educational institutions, like the Haute école Léonard de Vinci or the EPHEC. Schools include: *
European School of Brussels II The European School, Brussels II (french: École Européenne Bruxelles 2) is one of thirteen European Schools in the European Union (EU), and of four in Brussels. It is situated on Avenue Oscar Jespers, in the Brussels suburb of Woluwe-Saint- ...
* Don Bosco Middle School * Athenée Royale de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert


Famous inhabitants

*
Jules Malou Jules Edouard Xavier Malou (19 October 1810 – July 1886) was a Belgian statesman, a leader of the clerical party. Career Malou was born at Ypres. He was a civil servant in the department of justice when he was elected to the Chamber of Deput ...
,
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and former
Prime Minister of Belgium german: Premierminister von Belgien , insignia = State Coat of Arms of Belgium.svg , insigniasize = 100px , insigniacaption = Coat of arms , insigniaalt = , flag = Government ...
(1810–1886) *
Tarec Saffiedine Tarec Robert Saffiedine (born 6 September 1986) is a Belgian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Saffiedine has also f ...
, (born 1986)
martial artist Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preserv ...
* Hergé, (1907-1983) and creator of
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Famous people born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

* Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura and Prince Joachim, born at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc in 1986, 1988 and 1991 respectively. ** ''Rem: Princess Luisa Maria, and Princess Laetitia Maria were born in the Clinique Saint Jean in Brussels in 1995, and 2003, respectively''. *
Princess Louise of Belgium Princess Louise Marie Am̩lie of Belgium (18 February 1858 Р1 March 1924) was the eldest child and daughter of King Leopold II and Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium. She was a member of the House of Wettin in the branch of Saxe-Coburg and G ...
and twins
Prince Nicolas of Belgium nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria ger, Laurentius Benedikt Balduin Maria , image = Prince Laurent of Belgium (2015 F).jpg , caption = Prince Laurent in 2015 , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels, ...
and
Prince Aymeric of Belgium nl, Laurens Benedikt Boudewijn Maria ger, Laurentius Benedikt Balduin Maria , image = Prince Laurent of Belgium (2015 F).jpg , caption = Prince Laurent in 2015 , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels ...
, born at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc in 2004 and 2005, respectively. * Vincent Debaty, French rugby union footballer (b. 1981). * Twins
Jonathan Borlée Jonathan Borlée (; born 22 February 1988) is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He is a member of the Borlée family. He qualified for the finals of the 400 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was a semi-finalist at ...
and
Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée (; born 22 February 1988) is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He is a member of the Borlée family. Borlée won bronze at the 2011 World Championships in the 400m. He qualified for the finals of the 400 me ...
, and their younger sister
Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée (born 10 April 1986 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert) is a retired Belgium, Belgian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the 200 is 22.98 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels. She has a personal best o ...
, athletes.


International relations


Twin towns — Sister cities

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert is twinned with: *: Meudon *: Mbazi


See also

* Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe), an adjacent municipality *
Woluwe River The Woluwe (; ) is a stream that goes through several Municipalities of Belgium, municipalities in the Ordinal directions, southeast and east of Brussels and is a right tributary of the Senne/Zenne (in Vilvoorde). The Kleine Maalbeek is a tributary ...
* Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, a district of an adjacent municipality. * White Star Woluwe F.C. *
UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe, also known as Louvain-en-Woluwe or Alma, is a campus of the University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. The campus, built in the 1970s following the Leuven crisis, houses the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, Pharmac ...


References


External links


Official site of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality
(only in French or Dutch)
Wolubilis cultural centre
(only in French or Dutch)
Hof ter Musschen
(only in French or Dutch)
Woluwe Shopping CentreUniversity of Louvain - Woluwe
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