Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Sint-Joost-ten-Node  (Dutch)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Location in Belgium
Location of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°23′E / 50.850°N 4.383°E / 50.850; 4.383Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°23′E / 50.850°N 4.383°E / 50.850; 4.383
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels
Arrondissement	Brussels
Government
• Mayor	Emir Kir ()
Area
• Total	1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	27,402
• Density	24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1210
Area codes	02
Website	www.stjosse.irisnet.be

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (French: [sɛ̃ ʒos ten nɔd]) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪn ˈcoːst tɛn ˈnoːdə]) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality had a total population of 23,785. The total area is 1.14 km² which gives a population density of 20,664 inhabitants per km². From a total of 589 municipalities in Belgium, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode is both the smallest in area size and the highest in population density.

Named after Judoc, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode was originally a farming village on the outskirts of Brussels. In the centuries before the dismantling of the ramparts encircling Brussels, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode was also the place where noblemen built country estates, the most notable amongst them the Castle of the Dukes of Brabant built by Philip the Good in 1456. The area surrounding that castle was planted with wine groves which explains the presence of the bushel of grapes in the coat of arms of the commune.

After the demolition of the ramparts, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode was one of the first areas outside Brussels to urbanise. The rich built houses around the new boulevards and higher parts of the commune, while industries and workman's cottages were built in the lower lying part close to the River Zenne. In 1855, 58% of the land area of Saint-Joose-Ten-Noode was annexed by the municipality of the City of Brussels to make way for the Squares Ambiorix, Palmerston, Marie-Louise and Marguerite of the newly created Leopold Quarter (now the European Quarter).

According to an inventory of architecture commissioned by the region of Brussels, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode has on average the oldest buildings of all 19 Brussels communes.