Boulevard Edmond Machtens

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Le boulevard Edmond Machtens (en néerlandais : Edmond Machtenslaan) est une artère de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean dans la région de Bruxelles-Capitale en Belgique.

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Edmond Machtens Stadium

The Edmond Machtens Stadium is a football stadium located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, Belgium. It was the home ground of Belgian Second Division club FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek until its dissolution in 2014. Prior to this, it was home to R White Daring Molenbeek and of R Daring Club de Bruxelles. Since 2015 when it was formed, it is home to phoenix club RWD Molenbeek. The stadium has a capacity of 12,266. The stadium is named after Edmond Machtens, a former mayor of Molenbeek between 1939 and 1978. It was formerly known as the Oscar Bossaert Stadium and hosted a number of matches of the Belgium national football team in the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against France in 1945. Oscar Bossaert was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist. The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only standing places, and the other two are seated and located along the ground. Behind the second goal is a tree row that darkens the field in a special way. There are also 622 places in the business seats. In 2005, stand 2 was renamed stand Raymond Goethals in memory of the former player and manager.

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Scheut

Scheut is a district of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north of Anderlecht, it 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. The district is crossed by the Chaussée de Ninove/Ninoofsesteenweg running east–west and is served by the metro stations Aumale, Jacques Brel, and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation.

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Brussels-West station

Brussels-West Station is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. It mainly consists of Gare de l'Ouest or Weststation, a Brussels Metro station on lines 1, 2, 5 and 6, as well as a tram and bus stop. Additionally, Brussels-West railway station is a railway station operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. It is served by the Brussels Regional Express Network service. The original railway station was opened in 1872 by the Belgian State Railways; it was closed for passengers in 1984. The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido extension of former line 1B. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. The railway station also reopened on that occasion. Nowadays, the station is mainly used by commuters as there are few tourist sites nearby, although as an important junction between lines, many users of the metro network change trains there.

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Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean or Sint-Jans-Molenbeekˌbeːk] ), often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, from which it is separated by the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, as well as by the municipalities of Anderlecht, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Dilbeek, Jette, and Koekelberg. The Molenbeek brook, from which it takes its name, flows through the municipality. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual. From its origins in the Middle Ages until the 18th century, Molenbeek was a rural village on the edge of Brussels, but around the turn of the 19th century, it experienced major growth brought on by a boom in commerce and manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution. Its prosperity declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, leading to extensive investment and regeneration. Experiencing a strong movement of immigration, mainly Moroccan, from the 1950s and 1960s, Molenbeek became increasingly multicultural with a minority Muslim population. In the 2010s, it gained international attention as the base for Islamist terrorists who carried out attacks in both Paris and Brussels. Molenbeek is a mostly residential municipality consisting of several historically and architecturally distinct districts. As of 1 January 2024, the municipality had a population of 98,365 inhabitants. The total area is 6.02 km2, which gives a population density of 16,352/km2, twice the average of Brussels. Its upper area is greener and less densely populated.

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Beekkant metro station

Beekkant is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. It is located under the Boulevard Edmond Machtens/Edmond Machtenslaan in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station's name translates into English as "Brookside". The metro station opened on 8 May 1981 as part of the Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne–Beekkant extension of former east–west line 1, and was for a year, until 6 October 1982, the western terminus of the metro. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. The metro station runs parallel to a railway used for freight trains, and from 2010 again, as a suburban railway line of the future Brussels Regional Express Network.

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Situation et accès

Ce boulevard de la commune bruxelloise de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean débute boulevard Louis Mettewie, à l'entrée du parc régional du Scheutbos, et se termine à la station de métro Beekkant, situés à la jonction des rues Jules Vieujant, Dubois-Thorn. Le site est desservi par la station de métro Beekkant, les lignes de bus 86 et 87 et le tram 82.

Origine du nom

Elle tire son nom de l'homme politique belge Edmond Machtens, bourgmestre de la commune, en raison de sa longévité mayorale. On lui dédie également le nom d'un square à proximité du boulevard.

Historique

Avant d'être baptisée « boulevard Edmond Machtens », cette voie était connue sous le nom d'« avenue du Beekkant », ouverte simultanément au boulevard Louis Mettewie en 1938. Jadis, le boulevard accueillait un cabaret nommé La Queue de Vache, devenu aujourd'hui une brasserie qui perpétue la mémoire de cet établissement populaire. Le tracé du « boulevard Edmond Machtens » remonte à 1960, et il est aujourd'hui bordé de logements sociaux ainsi que d'habitations destinées aux classes moyennes. Le quartier se distingue par son caractère aéré et la présence de grands espaces verts, notamment le parc Marie-José, qui offre en pleine zone urbaine près de quatre hectares de végétation typique des sous-bois brabançons, agrémentés d’une aire de jeux pour enfants. Le parc régional du Scheutbos, vaste de 52 hectares, débouche sur le croisement du « boulevard Edmond Machtens » et du boulevard Louis Mettewie, qui constitue une véritable porte verte au cœur de Molenbeek.