Communes
The 581 Belgian communes.
Belgium runs on its communes. Registration, taxes, rubbish, schools, marriage, residency — everything starts at the maison communale. Find yours and navigate it.
Start here
Quick links.
Find your commune
Type your address, get your commune and its services.
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8-day ruleRegistering with a commune
How to declare your arrival, the 8-day rule, what to bring.
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Maison communale hours
Opening hours and online appointments for the 19 BXL communes.
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Local taxes
How much your commune charges, when, and what for.
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Rubbish & recycling
Pickup days, bag colours, what goes where — varies by commune.
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Officials & mayors
Who runs your commune today and how to contact them.
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By region
Pick your region.
Brussels-Capital
The 19 Brussels communes.
Each commune is independent. Different mayors, different languages-default, different rubbish-pickup days.
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Video feed
Watch the story.
6:35Civic explainer
Inside a Belgian commune — what they actually do
4:00Admin
Registering at the maison communale: step by step
5:30Elections
Belgian commune elections explained
3:35Daily life
How rubbish + recycling works (per commune)
5:50History
Why Belgium has 581 communes
4:45People
Mayors of Brussels: who they are
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