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Schaerbeek

In Dutch: Schaarbeek

What to do in Schaerbeek? 7 ideas.

See the map The streets of Schaerbeek Make it a poster

Anderlecht · 6 ideasAuderghem · 3 ideasBerchem-Sainte-Agathe · 3 ideasBruxelles · 47 ideasEtterbeek · 4 ideasEvere · 2 ideasForest · 4 ideasGanshoren · 1 ideasIxelles · 9 ideasJette · 3 ideasKoekelberg · 2 ideasMolenbeek-Saint-Jean · 3 ideasSaint-Gilles · 9 ideasSaint-Josse-ten-Noode · 4 ideasSchaerbeek · 7 ideasUccle · 4 ideasWatermael-Boitsfort · 2 ideasWoluwe-Saint-Lambert · 3 ideasWoluwe-Saint-Pierre · 3 ideasAnderlechtAuderghemBerchemBruxellesEtterbeekEvereForestGanshorenIxellesJetteKoekelb.MolenbeekSt-GillesSt-JosseSchaerbeekUccleBoitsfortWoluwe-St-L.Woluwe-St-P.

Visit

ParkFreeJosaphat ParkSchaerbeek's large landscaped park.SchaerbeekMuseumTrain WorldThe railway museum, at Schaerbeek station.SchaerbeekHouseAutrique HouseVictor Horta's first notable house.SchaerbeekMonumentSt. Mary's Royal ChurchThe domed church at the end of Rue Royale.Schaerbeek

Eat & drink

Illustration: mussels and chipsBelgian restaurantLe ZinnekeA Schaerbeek brasserie known for its mussels, cooked 69 ways.SchaerbeekIllustration: stoempBelgian restaurant't PotverdoemmekeA Schaerbeek neighbourhood restaurant with a menu in Brussels dialect.SchaerbeekIllustration: meatballsButcherDelicatessen CloetensA Schaerbeek butcher, jury prize at the Brussels best meatball championship.Schaerbeek

Coming up

  1. Exhibition · until 7 Mar 2027Maisons BullesTemporary exhibitionAutrique HouseDetails

Schaerbeek through time

Residents
132,799in 2020
Area
7.9 km²
Density
16,800 per km²

Population and area: Wikidata, read on 1 October 2026.

When the commune was built

  • before 1400133
  • 1400 – 1599115
  • 1600 – 169938
  • 1700 – 1799103
  • 1800 – 18491,687
  • 1850 – 18793,785
  • 1880 – 19138,773
  • 1914 – 19446,214
  • 1945 – 1969856
  • 1970 – 1989464
  • 1990 – 200912
  • since 20100

22,180 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.

A few dates

  1. 1844St. Mary's Royal Church
  2. 1889National Shooting Range
  3. 1901Halles de Schaerbeek - Hallen van Schaarbeek
  4. 1901Josaphat Park
  5. 1905Autrique House
  6. 1925Church of St. Susanna
  7. 1932Church of St. Teresa of Ávila
  8. 1954Church of St. Alice
  9. 1963Tir national · disappears
  10. 1967Schaerbeek Sports Palace · disappears
  11. 1976Résidence Nord
  12. 1982Reyers Tower
  13. 2005North Galaxy Towers
  14. 2007Ellipse Building
  15. 2009Zenith Building
  16. 2012Train World

creation or opening, according to Wikidata.

The other communes

AnderlechtAuderghemBerchem-Sainte-AgatheBruxellesEtterbeekEvereForestGanshorenIxellesJetteKoekelbergMolenbeek-Saint-JeanSaint-GillesSaint-Josse-ten-NoodeUccleWatermael-BoitsfortWoluwe-Saint-LambertWoluwe-Saint-Pierre