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Hoeilaart works well as a base: 10 minutes from La Hulpe, 15km from Hallerbos.
Hoeilaart is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Hulpe, about 4 km away.
Hoeilaart (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦuilaːrt]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The name Hoeilaart is of Gallic-Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods. Residents are called Hoeilanders or Doenders. The municipality only comprises the town of HoeilaartRead more
proper. On January 1, 2019, Hoeilaart had a total population of 11,325. The total area is 20.43 km² which gives a population density of 493 inhabitants per km². Hoeilaart also sometimes called "The Glass Village" because of the greenhouse grape cultivation that once took place.
The official language is Dutch. Local minorities consist of nationals from many European Union countries, USA and Canada, and numerous French-speakers. 38.1% in 2004 according to the birth statistics of the ONEM agency. 41.6% speak Dutch; the rest speak foreign languages.
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Within an hour or so of Hoeilaart: Villa Empain (7 km), Autoworld Brussels (10 km), Lion's Mound Waterloo (11 km), Grand-Place (12 km).
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Hoeilaart is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from La Hulpe.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
12 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
17 km · about 20 min drive
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
April to October
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