List of parks and gardens in Brussels

Brussels is one of the greenest capitals in Europe, with over 8,000 hectares of green spaces.^[1] Vegetation cover and natural areas are higher in the outskirts, where they have limited the peri-urbanisation of the capital, but they decrease sharply towards the centre of Brussels; 10% in the central Pentagon, 30% of the municipalities in the first ring, and 71% of the municipalities in the second ring are occupied by green spaces.

Many parks and gardens, both public and privately owned, are scattered throughout the city. In addition to this, the Sonian Forest is located in its southern part and stretches out over the three Belgian regions. As of 2017^[update], it has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only Belgian component to the multinational inscription 'Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe'.^[2]

A park or garden located on the territory of several municipalities is listed for each municipality.

Anderlecht

name	district	coordinates
Astrid Park	Meir Quarter	50°49′59″N 4°17′53″E / 50.83306°N 4.29806°E / 50.83306; 4.29806
Parc Forestier/Bospark	Scheut	50°50′29″N 4°18′40″E / 50.84139°N 4.31111°E / 50.84139; 4.31111
Jean Vives Park		50°49′34″N 4°16′56″E / 50.82611°N 4.28222°E / 50.82611; 4.28222
Pede Park	Neerpede	50°49′32″N 4°16′19″E / 50.82556°N 4.27194°E / 50.82556; 4.27194
Parc des Étangs/Vijverspark		50°49′28″N 4°17′4″E / 50.82444°N 4.28444°E / 50.82444; 4.28444
Scherdemael Park	Scherdemael Quarter	50°49′54″N 4°17′15″E / 50.83167°N 4.28750°E / 50.83167; 4.28750

Auderghem/Oudergem

name	district	coordinates	size
Jean Massart Botanical Garden		50°48′50″N 4°26′17″E / 50.81389°N 4.43806°E / 50.81389; 4.43806
Red Cloister		50°48′28″N 4°26′38″E / 50.80778°N 4.44389°E / 50.80778; 4.44389	13.61 ha (33.6 acres)
Seny Park	Transvaal	50°48′34″N 4°25′43″E / 50.80944°N 4.42861°E / 50.80944; 4.42861
Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal	Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal	50°49′13″N 4°26′01″E / 50.82028°N 4.43361°E / 50.82028; 4.43361
Woluwe Park	Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang	50°49′44″N 4°25′37″E / 50.829°N 4.427°E / 50.829; 4.427	69.28 ha (171.2 acres)

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Sint-Agatha-Berchem

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Wilder Wood		50°51′31″N 4°17′26″E / 50.85861°N 4.29056°E / 50.85861; 4.29056

City of Brussels

Pentagon

name	district	coordinates	size
Brussels Park	Royal Quarter	50°50′41″N 4°21′49″E / 50.8446°N 4.3637°E / 50.8446; 4.3637	13.1 ha (32 acres)^[3]
Egmont Park	Sablon/Zavel	50°50′19″N 4°21′26″E / 50.83861°N 4.35722°E / 50.83861; 4.35722	1.42 ha (3.5 acres)^[4]
Halle Gate Park	Marolles/Marollen	50°49′59″N 4°20′41″E / 50.83306°N 4.34472°E / 50.83306; 4.34472	3.2 ha (7.9 acres)^[5]
Mont des Arts/Kunstberg	Royal Quarter	50°50′38″N 04°21′24″E / 50.84389°N 4.35667°E / 50.84389; 4.35667	1.4 ha (3.5 acres)^[6]
Square of the Small Sablon	Sablon/Zavel	50°50′24″N 04°21′22″E / 50.84000°N 4.35611°E / 50.84000; 4.35611	0.29 ha (0.72 acres)^[7]

Eastern districts

name	district	coordinates	size
Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark	European Quarter	50°50′26″N 4°23′34″E / 50.84056°N 4.39278°E / 50.84056; 4.39278	34.22 ha (84.6 acres)^[8]
Leopold Park	Leopold Quarter	50°50′18″N 4°22′48″E / 50.83833°N 4.38000°E / 50.83833; 4.38000	6.43 ha (15.9 acres)^[9]
Maelbeek Valley Garden	Leopold Quarter	50°50′38″N 4°22′43″E / 50.84389°N 4.37861°E / 50.84389; 4.37861

Northern districts

name	district	coordinates	size
Colonial Garden		50°53′18″N 4°20′43″E / 50.88833°N 4.34528°E / 50.88833; 4.34528
Florist of Stuyvenberg's Garden		50°53′07″N 4°20′55″E / 50.88528°N 4.34861°E / 50.88528; 4.34861
La(e)ken Park		50°53′33″N 04°20′55″E / 50.89250°N 4.34861°E / 50.89250; 4.34861	28.79 ha (71.1 acres)^[10]
Maximilian Park	Northern Quarter	50°51′44″N 4°21′12″E / 50.86222°N 4.35333°E / 50.86222; 4.35333
Osseg(h)em Park	Heysel Quarter	50°53′44″N 4°20′47″E / 50.89556°N 4.34639°E / 50.89556; 4.34639	15.9 ha (39 acres)
Sobieski Park		50°53′08″N 4°20′43″E / 50.88556°N 4.34528°E / 50.88556; 4.34528
Tour & Taxis Park	Tour & Taxis	50°52′13″N 4°20′31″E / 50.87028°N 4.34194°E / 50.87028; 4.34194

Southern districts

name	district	coordinates	size
Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos	Louise/Louiza Quarter	50°48′11″N 4°22′52″E / 50.80306°N 4.38111°E / 50.80306; 4.38111	122.34 ha (302.3 acres)^[11]
King's Garden	Louise/Louiza Quarter	50°49′18″N 4°22′17″E / 50.82167°N 4.37139°E / 50.82167; 4.37139
La Cambre Abbey	Louise/Louiza Quarter	50°49′08″N 4°22′27″E / 50.81889°N 4.37417°E / 50.81889; 4.37417

Etterbeek

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Jean-Félix Hap Garden		50°50′04″N 4°23′09″E / 50.83444°N 4.38583°E / 50.83444; 4.38583

Evere

Forest/Vorst

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Duden Park	Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd	50°49′01″N 4°19′52″E / 50.81694°N 4.33111°E / 50.81694; 4.33111	22.76 ha (56.2 acres)
Forest/Vorst Park	Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd	50°49′21″N 4°20′13″E / 50.82250°N 4.33694°E / 50.82250; 4.33694	13 ha (32 acres)

Ganshoren

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
King Baudouin Park		50°52′53″N 4°19′09″E / 50.88139°N 4.31917°E / 50.88139; 4.31917

Ixelles/Elsene

name	district	coordinates	size
La Cambre Abbey	Louise/Louiza Quarter	50°49′08″N 4°22′27″E / 50.81889°N 4.37417°E / 50.81889; 4.37417
Ixelles Ponds	Flagey Quarter	50°49′25″N 4°22′24″E / 50.82361°N 4.37333°E / 50.82361; 4.37333	5.5 ha (14 acres)
Tenbosch Park		50°49′12″N 4°21′53″E / 50.82000°N 4.36472°E / 50.82000; 4.36472	1.8 ha (4.4 acres)

Jette

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Dieleg(h)em Wood		50°53′14″N 4°19′26″E / 50.88722°N 4.32389°E / 50.88722; 4.32389
King Baudouin Park		50°52′53″N 4°19′09″E / 50.88139°N 4.31917°E / 50.88139; 4.31917
Laerbeek/Laarbeek Wood		50°53′16″N 4°17′56″E / 50.88778°N 4.29889°E / 50.88778; 4.29889

Koekelberg

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Elisabeth Park		50°51′54″N 4°19′28″E / 50.86500°N 4.32444°E / 50.86500; 4.32444	21 ha (52 acres)

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Molenbeek

name	district	coordinates
Albert Park	Machtens Quarter	50°51′05″N 4°18′55″E / 50.85139°N 4.31528°E / 50.85139; 4.31528
Karreveld Park	Karreveld Quarter	50°51′37″N 4°18′55″E / 50.86028°N 4.31528°E / 50.86028; 4.31528
Marie-José Park	Machtens Quarter	50°51′5″N 4°19′8″E / 50.85139°N 4.31889°E / 50.85139; 4.31889
Scheutbos Park	Mettewie Quarter	50°51′00″N 4°17′30″E / 50.85000°N 4.29167°E / 50.85000; 4.29167

Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis

name	district	coordinates
Baron Pierre Paulus de Châtelet Park		50°49′44″N 4°20′57″E / 50.82889°N 4.34917°E / 50.82889; 4.34917
Forest/Vorst Park	Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd	50°49′21″N 4°20′13″E / 50.82250°N 4.33694°E / 50.82250; 4.33694
Hélène De Rudder Garden		50°49′46″N 4°20′43″E / 50.82935°N 4.34533°E / 50.82935; 4.34533
Joséphine-Hortense Mairesse Park		50°49′42″N 4°20′43″E / 50.82843°N 4.34516°E / 50.82843; 4.34516

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Botanical Garden of Brussels	Northern Quarter	50°51′18″N 4°21′55″E / 50.85488°N 4.365192°E / 50.85488; 4.365192	5.15 ha (12.7 acres)^[12]

Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Josaphat Park	Josaphat Quarter	50°51′44″N 4°23′06″E / 50.86222°N 4.38500°E / 50.86222; 4.38500	30 ha (74 acres)

Uccle/Ukkel

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Brugmann Park		50°48′35″N 4°21′07″E / 50.80972°N 4.35194°E / 50.80972; 4.35194
Montjoie Park		50°48′35″N 4°21′27″E / 50.80972°N 4.35750°E / 50.80972; 4.35750
Wolvendael Park		50°48′00″N 4°20′38″E / 50.80000°N 4.34389°E / 50.80000; 4.34389

Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Seny Park	Transvaal	50°48′34″N 4°25′43″E / 50.80944°N 4.42861°E / 50.80944; 4.42861
Tournay-Solvay Park		50°47′36″N 4°24′40″E / 50.79333°N 4.41111°E / 50.79333; 4.41111

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert|Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe

name	district	coordinates	size	photo
Malou Park		50°50′31″N 4°26′20″E / 50.842°N 4.439°E / 50.842; 4.439

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

name	district	coordinates	size
Mellaerts Ponds		50°49′39″N 4°26′02″E / 50.82750°N 4.43389°E / 50.82750; 4.43389
Parmentier Park		50°49′47″N 4°26′18″E / 50.82972°N 4.43833°E / 50.82972; 4.43833
Woluwe Park	Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang	50°49′44″N 4°25′37″E / 50.829°N 4.427°E / 50.829; 4.427	69.28 ha (171.2 acres)

References

Citations

^ "Parks and green spaces". be.brussels. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017.
^ "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Parc de Bruxelles". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Parc d'Egmont". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Parc de la Porte de Hal". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Jardin du Mont des Arts". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Square du Petit Sablon". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Parc du Cinquantenaire". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Parc Léopold". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Parc de Laeken". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Bois de la Cambre". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Jardin Botanique". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

Bibliography

Demey, Thierry (2010). Bruxelles en vert. Le guide des jardins publics (in French). Brussels: Badeaux. ISBN 978-2-930609-00-3.
Hannequart, Jean-Pierre; Schamp, Eric; Pulings, Marie-Claude (1996). Découvrir Bruxelles par ses Espaces Verts (in French). Brussels: Institut bruxellois pour la Gestion de l'Environnement, Commission communautaire française.

[1] "Parks and green spaces". be.brussels. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017.

[2] "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[3] "Parc de Bruxelles". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[4] "Parc d'Egmont". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[5] "Parc de la Porte de Hal". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[6] "Jardin du Mont des Arts". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[7] "Square du Petit Sablon". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[8] "Parc du Cinquantenaire". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[9] "Parc Léopold". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[10] "Parc de Laeken". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[11] "Bois de la Cambre". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[12] "Jardin Botanique". Bruxelles Environnement (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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