EP. 7 A Beginner’s Guide to the Brussels Communes Part I
Brussels is one city. Except, of course, it’s also 19 communes, each with its own mayor, personality and strong opinions about where exactly Brussels begins and ends.
In the first of a three-part series, Brian and Sveva attempt the completely reasonable task of making sense of them all.
Part one takes us through Ville de Bruxelles, Etterbeek, Ixelles, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Saint-Gilles and Anderlecht, as we dig into their histories, quirks, stereotypes and the important questions: Why is the City of Brussels shaped like that? What commune was know for its wine production? How many communes…
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