Editing Anderlecht (section)

==Districts==
[[File: Anderlecht OSM.png|thumb|right|Map of Anderlecht]]

The territory of Anderlecht is very heterogeneous and is characterised by a mixture of larger districts including smaller residential and (formerly) industrial neighbourhoods. The area along the canal is currently experiencing a large revitalisation programme, as part of the {{lang|fr|Plan Canal}} of the [[Brussels|Brussels-Capital Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canal.brussels/en|title=Plan canal: des ambitions, une méthode, une équipe {{!}} Canal.brussels|website=canal.brussels|language=en|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref>

===Historical centre===
[[File:Anderlecht, Dapperheidsplein.jpg|thumb|A view of the [[Place de la Vaillance|Place de la Vaillance / Dapperheidsplein]] with the [[Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido|Church of St. Guido]] in the background]]

The historical centre of Anderlecht is the municipality's central district. Formerly known as ''Rinck'',{{sfn|Thomas|Vanden Branden|De Waha|1999|p=7}} it is divided into several sectors: 
* The {{lang|fr|Saint-Guidon|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Sint Guido|italic=no}} district, also called the {{lang|fr|Vaillance|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Dapperheid|italic=no}} district, is the meeting point for those who hail to the heart of Anderlecht. It is also where the [[Place de la Vaillance|Place de la Vaillance/Dapperheidsplein]] (Anderlecht's central square), the [[Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido|Church of St. Guido]], the {{lang|fr|Place de Linde|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|De Lindeplein|italic=no}}, as well as Anderlecht's main schools are located. The {{lang|fr|Rue Wayez|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Wayezstraat|italic=no}} is the municipality's main shopping street. It is centred on the {{lang|fr|Place of the Resistance|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Verzetsplein|italic=no}} and some neighbouring streets. 
* The smaller Aumale district in its northern part mainly comprises the {{lang|fr|Rue d'Aumale|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Aumalestraat|italic=no}} and its surrounding streets. It includes the [[Erasmus House]] (a museum devoted to the Dutch [[Humanism|humanist]] writer and [[Theology|theologian]] [[Erasmus|Erasmus of Rotterdam]]), the old [[beguinage]] (a [[Late Middle Ages|late medieval]] lay [[convent]], now a museum dedicated to religious community life), as well as the ''Bibliothèque de l'Espace Maurice Carême'' French-language public library.

===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>

===Meir===
[[File:Anderlecht2019 26.jpg|thumb|[[Astrid Park]]]]

Located to the south of the historical centre of Anderlecht, this district is centred on the Meir Roundabout and [[Astrid Park]], where the [[association football|football]] club [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] plays its home matches in the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]]. Decided shortly before the [[First World War]], the development of this residential neighbourhood took place mainly between the two [[world war]]s. Aimed at the [[middle class]], it forms an extremely coherent and well-preserved architectural ensemble where the [[Art Deco]] style predominates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Déco à Anderlecht {{!}} Anderlecht |url=https://anderlecht.be/nl/node/6523 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=anderlecht.be}}</ref>

===Veeweyde/Veeweide===
{{lang|fr|Veeweyde|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Veeweide|italic=no}} is centrally located in the upper part of Anderlecht, south of the Meir district. It includes the Busselenberg (a residential area centred around the park of the same name), the smaller Musicians' district (a residential area between the {{lang|fr|Chaussée de Mons|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Bergensesteenweg|italic=no}} and the {{lang|fr|Rue Félicien Rops|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Félicien Ropsstraat|italic=no}}), as well as the Aurore [[housing estate]] on the banks of the canal.

===La Roue/Het Rad===
{{Main|La Roue, Brussels}}
[[File:Saint Joseph Church (1).jpg|thumb|Church of St. Joseph in [[La Roue, Brussels|La Roue/Het Rad]]]]

Located in the south of Anderlecht, [[La Roue, Brussels|La Roue/Het Rad]] ("The Wheel") is one of the municipality's largest districts and one of Brussels' main [[Garden city movement|garden cities]]. Built in the 1920s, with its modest and picturesque houses, it offers a great vision of an early 20th-century [[working-class]] neighbourhood. It is also home to one of the largest agribusiness industry campuses in Belgium: the Food and Chemical Industries Education and Research Center (CERIA/COOVI),<ref name="CERIA">{{Cite web|title=CERIA {{!}} Anderlecht|url=https://www.anderlecht.be/qr/992-ceria|access-date=2021-04-04|website=www.anderlecht.be}}</ref> as well as popular department stores.

===Scheut===
{{Main|Scheut}}

Located in the north of Anderlecht, [[Scheut]] is bounded by the border with the municipality of [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]] to the north, the historical centre of Anderlecht to the south, the Birmingham district to the east, the Scheutveld district to the west and the semi-natural site of the Scheutbos to the north-west. It is in this district, on the {{lang|fr|Chaussée de Ninove|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Ninoofsesteenweg|italic=no}}, that lay the foundations of the Scheutveld College, on 28 April 1863, by the [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic priest]] [[Theophile Verbist]]. The [[CICM Missionaries|congregation of Scheut Missionaries]] went on to [[Evangelism|evangelise]] China, Mongolia, the Philippines, as well as the [[Congo Free State]]/[[Belgian Congo]] (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo).{{sfn|Verhelst|Pycke|1995}}{{sfn|Vanysacker|Renson|1995|p=36–37}}