Strombeek-Bever

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Strombeek-Bever
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Strombeek-Bever
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°55′N4°21′E / 50.91°N 4.35°E / 50.91; 4.35
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Flanders.svg Flemish Region
Province Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant
Population
  Total11,500

Strombeek-Bever is a town with approximately 11,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Grimbergen, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. A suburb on the north side of Brussels, it is separated from Grimbergen proper by the R0 ring road around the city. It borders Laken to the south and the municipality of Vilvoorde to the east.

The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Strombeek is home to a substantial minority of French-speakers.


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