Ganshoren

Ganshoren is one of the List of municipalities of the [Brussels-Capital Region|19 municipalities] of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Jette, and Koekelberg, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual.
, the municipality had a population of 25,564 inhabitants. The total area is, which gives a population density of.

Politics

The current city council was elected in the 2018 [Belgian local elections|October 2018 elections]. On that occasion, Pierre Kompany was elected mayor of Ganshoren. He was the first black mayor in Belgium, and is the father of footballer Vincent Kompany. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Van Laethem.