Drogenbos | |
Map: | Drogenbos Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg |
Map-Legend: | Location of Drogenbos in Flemish Brabant |
Arms: | Wapen van Drogenbos.svg |
Flag: | Flag of Drogenbos.svg |
Arrondissement: | Halle-Vilvoorde |
Nis: | 23098 |
Mayor: | Alexis Calmeyn (Drogenbos Plus-LB) |
Majority: | Drogenbos Plus-LB, UF |
Postal-Codes: | 1620 |
Telephone-Area: | 02 |
Coordinates: | 50.7833°N 23°W |
Drogenbos (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈdroːɣə(n)bɔs/; in French pronounced as /dʁoɡənbɔs/) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Drogenbos proper. On January 1, 2018, Drogenbos had a total population of 5,599. The total area is 2.49km2, which gives a population density of 2248PD/km2. It directly borders the Brussels-Capital Region and is part of the city's urban sprawl, contiguous with Calevoet (Uccle) – it was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery.
The official language of Drogenbos is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. Local French-speakers (77% of the population) enjoy linguistic facilities.