Sint-Agatha-Berchem

Sint-Agatha-Berchemm
Sint-Agatha-Berchemm; Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (French)
	Municipality
	Town hall
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Sint-Agatha-Berchemm Location in Belgium
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Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community; French Community
Region	Brussels
Arrondissement	Brussels
Government
• Mayor	fr (Joël Riguelle) (cdH)
• Governing party/ies	MR (liberal)
Area
• Total	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	22,931
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1082
Area codes	02
Website	Official website

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Sint-Agatha-Berchem (Dutch, pronounced [sɪnt aːˈɣaːtaː ˈbɛrxəm] ( listen)) or Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (French, pronounced [bɛʁkɛm sɛ̃t aɡat]) is one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium.

The municipality had a total population of 20,078 on 1 January 2006. The total area is 2.95 km² which gives a population density of 6,807 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is known for its calm and peaceful character. It is said that Berchem is a "village in the city". The Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme was born and raised here; this is also the site of the Cité Moderne a housing project from 1922-1925 designed by the great Belgian architect Victor Bourgeois.