Humbeek is a small town in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

with approximately 3,985 inhabitants. It is located in the municipality of

Grimbergen Grimbergen () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, 10 km north of the capital Brussels. It comprises the towns of Beigem, Grimbergen, Humbeek, and Strombeek-Bever. In 2017, it had a population of 37,030 and an are ...

, in the province of Flemish Brabant. Humbeek has an area of 7,87 km² and a population density of 506 inhabitants per km². Humbeek is located along the

Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal The Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal (commonly named in various ways including Willebroek Canal and Brussels-Willebroek canal), is a canal in Belgium linking Brussels with the Scheldt river and ultimately the sea. The 28 km long canal has a ...

, which divides the village in two.

History

Humbeek was an independent municipality with its own mayor until 1976. On January 1, 1977, it became a submunicipality of

References

Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{Belgium-geo-stub