Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
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| Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (French) Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Dutch) |
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| Geography | ||
| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Brussels-Capital Region |
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| Community |  French Community Flemish Community |
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| Arrondissement | Brussels | |
| Coordinates | ||
| Area | 1.14 km² | |
| Population (Source: NIS) | ||
| Population – Males – Females - Density |
23,557 (01/01/2006) 51.31% 48.69% 20622 inhab./km² |
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| Economy | ||
| Unemployment rate | 36.1% (01/01/2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 6,598 €/pers. (2003) | |
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| Postal codes | 1210 | |
| Area codes | 02 | |
| Web address | www.stjoost.irisnet.be | |
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (French, usually shortened to Saint-Josse) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Dutch) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had a total population of 23,557. The total area is 1.14 km² which gives a population density of 20,622 inhabitants per km². With only 1.14 sq km, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode is the municipality with the smallest territory in Belgium.
[edit] Foreign (stock) population
| Citizenship | 1979 | 1995 | |
| Belgium | 12,222 (54.5%) | 9,231 (42.1%) | |
| Turkey | 2,304 (10.3%) | 3,904 (18.1%) | |
| Morocco | 2,664 (11.9%) | 3,761 (17.5%) | |
| Italy | 1,661 (7.4%) | 785 (3.6%) | |
| Spain | 840 (3.7%) | 443 (2.1%) | |
| Portugal | ... | 209 (1%) | |
| Congo (RDC) | 198 (0.9%) | ||
| Total population | 22,409 | 21,522 |
source : Institut National de Statistiques
While foreigners were a majority in 1995, nowadays most of the population has Belgian citizenship, which has resulted in a sharp increase of municipal councillors with a foreign background, benefitting from the open proportional electoral system: from 0 in 1988 to 2 (from Morocco) in 1994 and a near majority of 13 out of 27 now (May 2006) in the council (including 3 aldermen).
[edit] Mayors of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
From: "Histoire de Saint Josse Ten Noode et de Schaerbeek - VAN BEMMEL - 1869" and other sources available at the local public library.
- O'KELLY André-Etienne-Joseph 1800 1808
- DE GLIMES (GLIM) Jacques-Joseph 1808
- AERTS Théodore-Nicolas-Joseph 1813
- DE GLIMES (GLIM) Jacques-Joseph 1815
- WAUVERMANS Jean-François 1813 1823
- VERBIST Urbain Henri 1823 1842
- WILLEMS Léonard Constant 29/12/1842 1846
- GILLON Jacques Joseph Damas 18/04/1846 1867
- SAINCTELETTE Louis Guillaume Felix 13/02/1867
- JOTTRAND Fritz 1870 1884
- STEURS Armand 1885 1899
- FRICK Henri 1900 1926
- PETRE Georges 1926 1942 alderman, then mayor from 1926 until his destitution and assassination by the Rexists in 1942)
- DERY Joseph 1944 1947
- SAINT-REMI André 1947 1953
- CUDELL Guy 1953 1999
- DEMANNEZ Jean 1999 (councillor in 1976, alderman in 1977, mayor since 1999, reelected in 2000)
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