Watermaal-Bosvoorde

Watermael-Boitsfort (French) or Watermaal-Bosvoorde (Dutch) is ane o the nineteen municipalities locatit in the Brussels-Caipital Region in Belgium.

On 1 Januar 2006 the municipality haed a tot population o 24,056. Its tot aurie is 12.93 km² which gies it a population density o 1,860 indwallers per km². It is the lawest population density o the 19 communities in the Brussels-Caipital Region.

Watermael-Boitsfort is in the sooth o the caipital an borders the communes o Uccle, Auderghem an Ixelles as well as the province o Flemish Brabant. The Sonian Forest (Forêt de Soignes or Zoniënwoud) covers amaist 60% o the municipality.

The municipality is twinned wi Chantilly in Fraunce, Annan in Scotland an Hegyvidék in Hungary.

Notable inhabitiants
 Willy Coppens, fechter ace o Warld War I (1892–1986).
 Antoine Depage, surgeon (1862–1925).
 Rik Wouters, airtist (1882–1916). The municipality haes gien his name tae a place: Place Rik Wouters (in French) or Rik Wouters plein (Dutch).

Michel Roger Lafosse, false claimant tae the Scottis throne, wis born in the commune in 1958, but wis niver a resident.

See an aa
 Barbu de Watermael

Freemit airtins
  Watermael-Boitsfort offeecial Wabsteid

Category:Municipalities o the Brussels-Caipital Region