Tubize

For other uses, see Tubize (disambiguation).

Tubize
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Tubize Location in Belgium The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°41.58′N 04°12.28′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Michel Januth (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, Ecolo, DéFI
Area
• Total	32.77 km2 (12.65 sq mi)
Postal codes	1480
NIS code	25105
Area codes	02
Website	www.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.

Tubize town hall

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

See also

• A.F.C. Tubize

External links

• Media related to Tubize at Wikimedia Commons