Tubize

Tubize
Tubeke (Dutch)
Location of 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: [tybiz] ; 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.

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