Tubize

Coordinates: 50°41.58′N 04°12.28′E / 50.69300°N 4.20467°E / 50.69300; 4.20467Country BelgiumCommunityFrench CommunityRegionWalloniaProvinceWalloon BrabantArrondissementNivellesGovernment • MayorMichel Januth (PS) • Governing party/iesPS, Ecolo, DéFIArea • Total32.77 km² (12.65 sq mi)Population • Total25,914 • Density790/km² (2,000/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes02Websitewww.tubize.be

Tubize (French pronunciation: [tybiz] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Tubeke [ˈtybeːkə]) is a city and municipality 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 ^[2]

See also

• A.F.C. Tubize

References

External links

• Media related to Tubize at Wikimedia Commons