Sint-Genesius-Rode (Rhode-Saint-Genèse in French) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only. On January 1, 2006, the town had a total population of 17,927. The total area is 22.77 km², which gives a population density of 787 inhabitants per km².
The Dutch language, previously the majority language spoken by the inhabita...
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Sint-Genesius-Rode (Rhode-Saint-Genèse in French) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only. On January 1, 2006, the town had a total population of 17,927. The total area is 22.77 km², which gives a population density of 787 inhabitants per km².
The Dutch language, previously the majority language spoken by the inhabitants, and the official language of Flanders, is the official language in the area. However, Sint-Genesius-Rode is in severe linguistic flux, as, of the very few municipalities in Belgium not overwhelmingly either French or Dutch-speaking, it is one of the most evenly divided between the two languages. A relative majority of its present residents are Francophone, albeit only by a small amount.
As in several other municipalities on the periphery of Brussels, in the 1960s linguistic facilities were given to local French-speaking residents. These...
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