By commune
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
In Dutch: Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
What to do in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean? 3 ideas.
See the map The streets of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Make it a poster
Visit
Sport
Just next door
Elisabeth ParkThe park leading up to the basilica.Koekelberg
National Basilica of the Sacred HeartThe National Basilica of the Sacred Heart, a huge Art Deco building.Koekelberg
Old Church of St. AgathaThe old village church of Berchem.Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Wilder WoodA small wood and natural area in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe.Berchem-Sainte-AgatheMolenbeek-Saint-Jean through time
- Residents
- 97,979in 2020
- Area
- 6.01 km²
- Density
- 16,300 per km²
Population and area: Wikidata, read on 1 October 2026.
When the commune was built
- before 140036
- 1400 – 159942
- 1600 – 169931
- 1700 – 179992
- 1800 – 18491,817
- 1850 – 18791,835
- 1880 – 19132,392
- 1914 – 19441,958
- 1945 – 19691,387
- 1970 – 19892,418
- 1990 – 2009238
- since 20100
12,246 of today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction: outside the heritage inventory, the date is when the district was built up, not the exact age of each building.
The other communes
AnderlechtAuderghemBerchem-Sainte-AgatheBruxellesEtterbeekEvereForestGanshorenIxellesJetteKoekelbergSaint-GillesSaint-Josse-ten-NoodeSchaerbeekUccleWatermael-BoitsfortWoluwe-Saint-LambertWoluwe-Saint-Pierre