Auderghem
Municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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Auderghem (French, pronounced [odœʁɡɛm] ⓘ; former Dutch spelling) or Oudergem (Dutch, pronounced [ˈʌudərɣɛm] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-eastern part of the region, along the Woluwe valley and at the entrance to the Sonian Forest, it is bordered by Etterbeek, Ixelles, Watermael-Boitsfort, and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Tervuren and Overijse. Like all municipalities in Brussels, it is officially bilingual (French–Dutch).
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www.oudergem.be (in Dutch)
Auderghem
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Château Sainte-Anne | |
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 Auderghem municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region | |
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  Auderghem Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′00″N 04°25′34″E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community French Community |
| Region | Brussels-Capital |
| Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sophie de Vos (LB - DéFI) |
| • Governing parties | LB (DéFI), Ecolo-Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 34,404 |
| • Density | 3,840/km2 (9,930/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1160 |
| NIS code | 21002 |
| Area codes | 02 |
| Website | www.auderghem.be (in French) www.oudergem.be (in Dutch) |
Despite large roads slicing through and the increasing traffic, the municipality has an environmental advantage, and it has been able to preserve a relatively important part of its natural and historic legacy: the creeks, Rouge Cloître Abbey and its art centre, the Priory of Val Duchesse, the Château of Trois-Fontaines, the Château Saint-Anne, and the Chapel of St. Anne.
History
Three forest villages (Auderghem, Watermael, and Boitsfort-Bosvoorde) were one for centuries. In 1794, the soldiers of the French Revolution decided to separate these into three distinct municipalities. In 1811, Napoleon decided to reunite the three villages, by imperial decree, into a single administrative entity. However, Auderghem was withdrawn from this union by royal act, leaving Watermael-Boitsfort on its own.[2] Thus, Auderghem became an independent municipality in 1863, with only 1,600 inhabitants.
With the construction of the rail line linking Brussels and Tervuren as well as, in 1910, the construction of the Boulevard du Souverain/Vorstlaan, modernisation came to the municipality and the population grew quickly. In 1956, Paul Henri Spaak lead the Intergovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom at the Château of Val Duchesse in Auderghem, which prepared the Treaties of Rome in 1957 and the foundation of the European Economic Community and Euratom in 1958.
Demographics
Main sights
- The Priory of Val Duchesse, a gift from the Belgian King, is rarely open to the public. In 1963, Belgium's cabinet ministers met there, planting the seeds of the country's federalisation, though at conditions fiercely criticised especially in some Flemish nationalist circles.
- Similarly, the Chapel of St. Anne, whose origins go back to the 12th century, is not open to the public. Decommissioned in 1843, it was sold several times. Its sculptures from the Middle Ages and notable period furniture are still there to admire.
- Auderghem also has a peaceful cemetery hidden in greenery and arranged like a park.[2]
- The municipality also offers many green spaces.
Chapel of St. Anne
Notable inhabitants
- Léon Huygens (1876–1918), painter
- Marie-Thérèse Bodart (1909–1981), novelist, essayist, and playwright
- Odette De Wynter (1927–1998), first woman notary in Belgium
Education
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Public secondary schools
Subsidised religious secondary schools
- Centre scolaire St-Adrien Val Duchesse
- Institut St-Julien Parnasse
- Ecole Sainte-Bernadette
- Institut Dominique Pire
Subsidised non-religious secondary schools
- De l'autre côté de l'école
