Tubize

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Tubize
Tubeke (Dutch)
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Tubize
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Tubize is located in Belgium
Tubize
Tubize
Location in Belgium
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The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
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Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement Nivelles
Government
 • Mayor Raymond Langendries (R.C.)
 • Governing party/ies R.C., PS
Area
 • Total 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 24,108
 • Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postal codes 1480
Area codes 02
Website www.tubize.be

Tubize (Dutch: Tubeke) is a Walloon municipality 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 former districts of Clabecq (Klabbeek), Oisquercq (Oostkerk), Saintes (Sint-Renelde), 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. Three are preserved in Iran [2]

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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