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{{distinguish|text=[[Beerzel]], also a place in Flanders}}
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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Beersel
|picture          = Het kasteel van Beersel 01.jpg
|picture-legend   = [[Beersel Castle]], one of the municipality's notable monuments
|map              = Beersel Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Beersel in the Province of Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Beersel.svg
|flag             = Vlag Beersel.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]]
|nis              = 23003
|pyramid-date     = 01/01/2006
|0-19=25.08
|20-64=57.82
|65=17.10
|foreigners = 11.56
|foreigners-date  = 01/07/2005
|mayor            = Jo Vander Meylen ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority         = Lijst Burgemeester, [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open VLD]]
|postal-codes     = 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654
|telephone-area   = 02
|web              = [http://www.beersel.be/ www.beersel.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|46|N|04|18|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Beersel''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbeːrsəl|lang|nl-Beersel.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[Flemish Brabant]], in the [[Flemish region]] of [[Belgium]], {{convert|12|km}} south-west of the centre of [[Brussels]]. The municipality comprises the towns of [[Alsemberg]], Beersel proper, [[Dworp]], [[Huizingen]] and [[Lot, Belgium|Lot]]. On 1 January 2023, Beersel had a total population of 26.473.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistieken van bevolking |url=https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/nl/bevolking/statistieken-van-bevolking/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be}}</ref> The total area is {{convert|30.01|km2|2|abbr=on}}, which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|856|PD/km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bevolkingsdichtheid {{!}} Statbel |url=https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/bevolking/structuur-van-de-bevolking/bevolkingsdichtheid#figures |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=statbel.fgov.be}}</ref>

Beersel is perhaps best known for [[Beersel Castle]], built between 1300 and 1310 by [[John II, Duke of Brabant|Jean II, Duke of Brabant]], as a defense for Brussels. [[Guillaume Dufay]], a notable 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer, was likely born in Beersel.{{sfn|Pryer|Fallows|2011|loc=§1 "Life"}} In terms of gastronomy, Beersel is known for its ''boterham met plattekaas en radijzen'' (sandwich with white cheese and radishes), usually served with a [[geuze]] beer, and for its ''mandjeskaas'' (literally 'basket cheese'), which is a white cheese stored in little baskets. Beersel also has two traditional, authentic [[geuze]] breweries, [[Oud Beersel]] and [[3 Fonteinen]].

==Notable residents==
* [[Eugène Prévinaire]] (1805–1877, Huizingen), second governor of the [[National Bank of Belgium]] (NBB) from 1870 until 1877
* [[Herman Teirlinck]] (1879–1967), writer
* [[Stéphane Demol]] (1966–2023), assistant manager of the Belgium national football team
* [[Morten Olsen]] (born 1949), former football player and manager of the Denmark national football team
* [[Karel Van Miert]] (1942–2009), former European Commissioner
* [[Guillaume Dufay]] (1397?–1474), Burgundian composer{{sfn|Pryer|Fallows|2011|loc=§1 "Life"}}

==References==

===Citations===
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite encyclopedia |last1=Pryer |first1=Anthony |last2=Fallows |first2=David |author-link2=David Fallows |editor-last=Latham |editor-first=Alison |year=2011 |title=Dufay, Guillaume |encyclopedia=[[The Oxford Companion to Music]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-957903-7 |url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/opr/t114/e2108 }}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.beersel.be Official website ] - Only available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Beersel Gazetteer Entry]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Beersel
|N  = [[Drogenbos]]
|NE = [[Linkebeek]]
|E  = [[Sint-Genesius-Rode]]
|SE = [[Braine-l'Alleud]] ([[Walloon Brabant|WBR]])
|SW = [[Halle, Belgium|Halle]]
|NW = [[Sint-Pieters-Leeuw]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant]]