Watermael-Boitsfort

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Boitsfort (French ) or Watermaal - Bosvoorde (Dutch ) is a municipality of the Brussels- Capital Region, Belgium. It is located in the south of the capital region, bordering Uccle / Ukkel, Brussels, Ixelles / Elsene and Auderghem / Oudergem. The community is a residential area and is located at the Forêt de Soignies / Zoniënwoud, the urban forest in the south of Brussels. Boitsfort has 24,303 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012) to 12.9 km ².

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Willy Coppens (1892-1986), fighter pilot
  • Jean Ferrard (* 1944), organist
  • Jacques Simonet (1963-2007), politician
  • Luc Winants ( b. 1963 ), chess grandmaster
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