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Halle

Flanders, Belgium · Europe

About Halle

Halle works well as a base: 10 minutes from Clabecq, 26km from Villers Abbey.

Halle is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 34,479, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Halle sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Halle to your route.

About Halle

Halle (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑlə] ; French: Hal, pronounced [al] ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant. It is located on the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia.

Read more Halle lies on the border between the Flemish plains to the North (thick loam) and the undulating Brabant lands to the South (thinner loam). The city also borders on the Pajottenland to the west. It is about 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Brussels. The official language of Halle is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Halle proper and the towns of Buizingen and Lembeek. The neighboring towns are: Pepingen, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Beersel, Braine-l'Alleud, Braine-le-Château, and Tubize. The population of Halle has increased from 32,758 inhabitants in 1991 to 39,536 on 1 January 2019. The mayor is Eva Demesmaeker of the N-VA party.

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Where is Halle located?

Halle is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.7338 latitude, 4.2345 longitude.

What is the population of Halle?

Halle has a population of approximately 34,479 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
34,479
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.7338, 4.2345

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
Full driving guide for Belgium

Tags

EuropeBelgiumFlandersTown

Worth the detour from Halle

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Lion's Mound Waterloo

A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.

13 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Villa Empain

Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.

13 km · about 25 min drive

racetrack

Nivelles-Baulers

A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.

14 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Grand-Place

Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

15 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Manneken Pis

Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.

15 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Autoworld Brussels

300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.

16 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Atomium

Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.

19 km · about 20 min drive

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.

26 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Halle

  • 75 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
  • 79 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Halle.

Buizingen

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 6,369

Lembeek

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 7,689

Huizingen

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 3,172

Clabecq

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 4,782

Dworp

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 5,470

Lot

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 4,698

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 30,446

Tubize

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 18,000

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