Meise

Meise
Municipality
Bouchout Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Meise
Meise Location in Belgium Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°E / 50.933; 4.333
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Gerda Van den Brande (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, Samen Anders, PRO
Area
• Total	35.07 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	19,164
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	1860, 1861
NIS code	23050
Area codes	02, 052, 015
Website	www.meise.be

Meise (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛisə]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. On January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² (13.44 sq mi), which gives a population density of 530/km² (1,400/sq mi).