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Flemish Brabant ( Dutch : Vlaams-Brabant [ˌvlaːmz ˈbraːbɑnt] ; French : Brabant flamand [bʁabɑ̃ flamɑ̃] ) is a province of Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp , Limburg , Liège , Walloon Brabant , Hainaut and East Flanders . Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region . Its capital is Leuven . It has an area of 2,118 km (818 sq mi) which is divided into two administrative districts ( arrondissementen in Dutch ) containing 65 municipalities. As of January 2024, Flemish Brabant had a population of over 1.19 million.

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15-441: A27 or A-27 may refer to: Roads [ edit ] A27 motorway (Belgium) , a road connecting Battice and Sankt Vith at the border with Germany A27 road , England, between Wiltshire and East Sussex A27 motorway (France) , a road connecting A22 and Baisieux A 27 motorway (Germany) , a road connecting the A 7 at Autobahndreieck Walsrode and Bremen A27 road (Isle of Man) ,

30-470: A cylindrical battery of size 8 × 28 mm Aero A.27 , a Czech bomber design of the 1920s North American A-27 , U.S. designation for 10 BC-1 trainers ordered by Thailand for use as light attackers, but diverted to the Philippines Archambault A27 , a French sailboat design [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

45-430: A road connecting Colby and Peel A27 motorway (Italy) , a road connecting Venice and Belluno A27 motorway (Netherlands) , a road connecting Breda and Almere A27 motorway (Portugal) , a road connecting Viana do Castelo and Ponte de Lima A-27 motorway (Spain) , a road connecting Tarragona and Lleida A 27 road (Sri Lanka) , a road connecting Ampara and Mahaoya Other uses [ edit ] A27 battery,

60-474: Is Dutch , as in the rest of Flanders. A few municipalities are to a certain extent allowed to use French to communicate with their citizens; these are called the municipalities with language facilities . Other such special municipalities can be found along the border between Flanders and Wallonia, and between Wallonia and the German-speaking area of Belgium. Halle-Vilvoorde mostly surrounds Brussels , which

75-684: Is officially bilingual but whose inhabitants mostly speak French. The Governor is the representative or "commissioner" of the federal and Flemish governments in Flemish Brabant. He is appointed by the Flemish government, on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers. From the creation of Flemish Brabant in 1995, as a result of the division of the Province of Brabant into Flemish- and French -speaking provinces, until his retirement in 2020,

90-480: The Brussels-Capital Region nowadays. Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts: two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant; and the Brussels-Capital Region , which no longer belongs to any province. The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and

105-444: The floor leaders of the fractions in the provincial council. The governing majority in the provincial council for 2013–2018 is formed by CD&V, Open VLD, sp.a and Groen. These parties together have a majority of 43 out of 72 seats. The Deputation is the executive organ responsible for the daily administration of the province. It consists of the governor and six deputies elected by the provincial council from among its midst. For

120-534: The motorways ( Dutch : autosnelwegen ; French : autoroutes ; German : Autobahnen ) are indicated by an A and an E (for European) number. The E numbers are used most often. Roads that are (part of) a ring road around a town or city are mostly indicated by an R number. Since 1989, all highways are built and maintained by the governments of the three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels). For safety on motorways in Belgium, This first list concerns

135-482: The peripheral municipalities of Flemish Brabant. The Provincial Council of Flemish Brabant consists of 72 members (84 members until 2012) elected for a term of office of 6 years. The last election was held on Sunday 14 October 2012. Seven political parties have seats in the provincial council: The current president of the provincial council is An Hermans (CD&V). She is assisted by a bureau which consists of two vice-presidents, four secretaries, three quaestors and

150-556: The 2013–2018 legislative term, the deputies are divided among the majority parties as follows: two for CD&V, two for Open Vld, one for sp.a and one for Groen. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 49.8 billion € in 2018. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 38,600 € or 128% of the EU27 average in the same year. According to the International Social Survey Programme 2008: Religion III by

165-587: The Brussels-Capital Region). The province is made up of two arrondissements . The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement surrounds Brussels and is mainly a residential area, though it also contains large industrial zones and has Belgium's main airport . It is joined by the Leuven Arrondissement , centered on Leuven , the province's capital and largest city. Products of Flemish Brabant include Belgian beers . The official language of Flemish Brabant

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180-610: The Deputation exercises a judicial function. Flemish Brabant is the only province that has a deputy governor as well. The deputy governor is appointed by the Flemish Government on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers and must have a considerable knowledge of both the Dutch and the French language . He is responsible for ensuring that the language legislation is observed in

195-434: The governor was Lodewijk De Witte . He was succeeded by Jan Spooren . The governor is responsible for supervising the local authorities, ensuring that laws and decrees are observed, maintaining public order and security, and coordinating the response to a disaster which has occurred in his province. He also presides over the Deputation, however, he does not have the right to vote in the Deputation except in those cases where

210-492: The motorways that start from the ring of Brussels to other cities and are clockwise: A1 towards the north, A2 towards the north-east, A3 towards the east, etc. The motorways A5, A6 and A9 have never been built. Former province of Brabant , corresponds to Flemish Brabant , Walloon Brabant and the Brussels-Capital Region nowadays. Prefixed by the letter B from the French word "bretelle". Former province of Brabant , corresponds to Flemish Brabant , Walloon Brabant and

225-526: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A27&oldid=1138422923 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A27 motorway (Belgium) In Belgium ,

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