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===Cureghem/Kuregem=== {{Main|Cureghem}} Located in the north-east of Anderlecht,<ref name="cureghem">{{Cite web |title=Quartier de Cureghem {{!}} Anderlecht |url=https://www.anderlecht.be/fr/quartier-de-cureghem |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=www.anderlecht.be}}</ref> [[Cureghem|Cureghem/Kuregem]] is one of the municipality's largest and most populated districts. It developed during the [[Industrial Revolution]] along the [[Brussels–Charleroi Canal]] and is currently in a fragile social and economic situation due to the decline of its economy and the poor quality of some of its housing. Between 1836 and 1991, the district housed the [[Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège|Royal School of Veterinary Medicine]], now moved to [[Liège]] but often still referred to as ''Cureghem''.<ref name="vet">{{Cite web|date=23 September 1993|title=L'incroyable déménagement de l'école vétérinaire de Cureghem à Liège - Comment effacer 150 ans d'histoire...|trans-title=The incredible move of the veterinary school from Cureghem to Liège - How to erase 150 years of history?|url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/l-incroyable-demenagement-de-l-ecole-veterinaire-de-cur_t-19930923-Z078LG.html|access-date=25 August 2023|website=[[Le Soir]]|language=fr}}</ref> The old campus, listed as [[Heritage registers in Belgium|protected heritage]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ecole vétérinaire de Cureghem – Inventaire du Patrimoine Naturel |url=https://sites.heritage.brussels/fr/sites/69 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=sites.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> is currently undergoing a large rehabilitation process.<ref name="cureghem" /> Three listed buildings—the former Atlas Brewery,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ancienne brasserie ATLAS – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Anderlecht/Rue_du_Libre_Examen/15/36334 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> the old power station, and the former Moulart Mill<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ancienne Meunerie Moulart, aujourd’hui centre d’entreprises COOP – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Anderlecht/Quai_Fernand_Demets/23/37327 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref>—are testaments to the old industrial activities next to the waterway. The [[Anderlecht Municipal Hall|Municipal Hall of Anderlecht]] is located on the {{lang|fr|Place du Conseil|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Raadsplein|italic=no}}, in the heart of this district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hôtel communal d'Anderlecht – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/buildings/35003 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="cureghem" /> In its lower part, bordering the City of Brussels, are the [[Square de l'Aviation|Square de l'Aviation/Luchtvaartsquare]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Square de l'Aviation – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/streets/10700031 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> and the {{lang|fr|Parc de la Rosée|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Dauwpark|italic=no}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parc de la Rosée |url=https://gardens.brussels/fr/espaces-verts/parc-de-la-rosee |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Brussels Gardens |language=fr}}</ref>
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