Meise

Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°E / 50.933; 4.333Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceFlemish BrabantArrondissementHalle-VilvoordeGovernment • MayorGerda Van den Brande (N-VA) • Governing party/iesN-VA, Samen Anders, PROArea • Total35.07 km² (13.54 sq mi)Population • Total19,164 • Density550/km² (1,400/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes02, 052, 015Websitewww.meise.be

Meise (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛi̯sə]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. On January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² (13.44 sq mi), which gives a population density of 530/km² (1,400/sq mi).

The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.

• Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
• Meise Botanic Garden
• Bouchout Castle

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  Eddy Merckx bicycle factory
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  Meise Botanic Garden

Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are:

• Eddy Merckx
• Frank Deboosere [nl]
• Tony De Pauw
• Kris Wauters (from the band Clouseau)
• Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at Bouchout Castle, where she died in 1927.

• Waalre, since 1980

• Media related to Meise at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)