Machelen () is a

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in the

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Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( ; ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also ...

, in the

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. The municipality comprises the towns of

Diegem Diegem is a town in the municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Machelen, in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Diegem's postal code is 1831. The official language of Diegem is Dutch language, Dutch, as in the res ...

and Machelen proper. On 1 January 2006, Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area is , which gives a

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of . The official language of Machelen is Dutch, as in the rest of

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. A suburb of

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, Machelen directly borders the

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, specifically the Haren neighbourhood. A portion of

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is located in Diegem,bedrijf.jpg
." Machelen. Retrieved on 25 April 2010. together with neighbouring town of

Zaventem Zaventem () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the '' Groene Gordel'' ("Green Belt") around th ...

. The municipality contains three major road junctions: the intersection of the

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(R0) and A201 serving the airport (labelled Zaventem), the start of the A1 towards

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

and

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fed by the ring road, and the first junction on the A1 meeting the N211 feeder road from

Vilvoorde Vilvoorde (; ; ; historically known as ''Filford'' in English) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (''arrondissement'') of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Bra ...

, also accessing the airport. Buda railway station (on Belgian railway line 25) serves part of the area, although only Service S1 stops there, other routes using Vilvoorde railway station further north.

Economy

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has its corporate headquarters in the b.house on the grounds of

and in

, Machelen. Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of Chevron Phillips are based in Stockholm Building in Airport Plaza in Diegem.

Education

Primary schools include: * Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Fonkel (Diegem) * Basisschool De Sterrenhemel * Vrije Basisschool De Windroos * Parochiale Basisschool (Diegem) GISO Machelen provides secondary education. Bibliotheek Machelen-Diegem is the public library of the town.Home
Machelen, bibliotheek.be. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.

References

External links

*
Official website
– Only available in Dutch * http://www.uplace.eu/en/category/uplace-machelen-en/ Municipalities of Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub