Tubize

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Tubize
Tubeke (Dutch)
City and municipality
Flag of Tubize
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Coat of arms of Tubize
Coat of arms
Location of Tubize
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Tubize is located in Belgium
Tubize
Tubize
Location in Belgium
The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°41.58′N 04°12.28′E / 50.69300°N 4.20467°E / 50.69300; 4.20467
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorMichel Januth (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS, Ecolo, DéFI
Area
 • Total
32.77 km2 (12.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
25,914
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
1480
NIS code
25105
Area codes02
Websitewww.tubize.be

Tubize (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Dutch: Tubeke [ˈtybeːkə]) is a municipality and city[2] of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality includes the districts of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

Tubize town hall

Ateliers de Tubize

Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railways, Finland, and one narrow-gauge (2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Décret accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Tubize". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in French). Belgian Official Gazette. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Steam in Asia (West) 2016". internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  • Media related to Tubize at Wikimedia Commons


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