Brussels' municipalities, ranked by how walkable they are

Updated 8 November 2026 · map data of 30 October 2026

Saint-Gilles leads, followed by Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Etterbeek and Ixelles.

84.6% of the Brussels-Capital Region residents have all eight daily needs within a 10-minute walk.

88.2/100best municipality: Saint-Gilles
72.2/100last place: Uccle
16.0points between the best and the last municipality

Municipalities for families: school and park on foot

In Brussels, 39% of residents live within 3 minutes on foot of both a school and a park. The highest shares: Etterbeek (60%), Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (57%) and Koekelberg (56%).

Living without a car: daily needs on foot

In Brussels, 37% of residents live within 3 minutes on foot of groceries, a public transport stop and health care. The highest shares: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (75%), Saint-Gilles (65%) and Schaerbeek (57%).

The map

The table below the map lists the same municipalities with their scores.Saint-Gilles: 88Saint-Josse-ten-Noode: 88Etterbeek: 86Ixelles: 85Schaerbeek: 85Bruxelles: 85Jette: 84Koekelberg: 82Forest: 82Molenbeek-Saint-Jean: 82Anderlecht: 79Ganshoren: 78Auderghem: 78Woluwe-Saint-Lambert: 78Evere: 77Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: 74Watermael-Boitsfort: 74Berchem-Sainte-Agathe: 74Uccle: 72
Darker: shorter walks, calmer streets.

Every municipality, ranked

Brussels' municipalities by Walkably score, 19 municipalities with a score
Minutes on foot
1Saint-Gilles88.21.30.91.32.22.72.32.61.71%8,472
2Saint-Josse-ten-Noode87.61.51.11.62.02.61.73.21.80%3,898
3Etterbeek86.01.91.71.72.02.01.84.22.40%9,196
4Ixelles85.31.61.31.42.53.62.13.22.4under 1%16,696
4Schaerbeek85.31.71.61.72.12.72.04.42.0under 1%22,631
6Bruxelles84.62.01.61.82.63.01.83.72.12%35,716
7Jette83.81.92.11.72.53.21.96.32.1under 1%9,988
8Koekelberg82.32.92.62.73.42.61.73.92.11%3,104
9Forest81.92.62.42.72.92.81.95.52.11%10,268
10Molenbeek-Saint-Jean81.62.62.53.23.42.82.25.22.3under 1%12,710
11Anderlecht78.52.82.83.02.92.91.85.82.21%24,697
12Ganshoren78.33.53.34.23.92.81.56.72.1under 1%4,539
13Auderghem78.03.22.83.03.73.42.28.32.42%10,120
13Woluwe-Saint-Lambert78.03.53.73.43.33.41.77.72.41%12,036
15Evere77.42.92.82.63.13.32.210.22.02%7,216
16Woluwe-Saint-Pierre74.34.83.94.44.23.72.36.63.34%12,628
17Watermael-Boitsfort73.84.24.43.83.83.81.99.12.91%8,829
18Berchem-Sainte-Agathe73.63.33.93.93.53.52.28.31.9under 1%6,233
19Uccle72.24.93.64.15.23.92.97.42.57%23,730

“Share under 50”: residents who live where the score is under 50. “Buildings”: how many buildings the map shows in the area.

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Each municipality in Brussels

Reach shows how close daily needs are. Street quality shows how pleasant the streets are to walk.

Where most people live in places scoring under 50

  1. Uccle: 5,622 people (7%)
  2. Bruxelles: 3,458 people (2%)
  3. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: 1,445 people (4%)
  4. Anderlecht: 1,411 people (1%)
  5. Auderghem: 751 people (2%)
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13. Auderghem 78.0/100

Most streets score72–81
Reach83
Street quality71

56.1% of residents have all eight daily needs within a 10-minute walk.

For 31% of residents, the walk to culture takes more than 10 minutes.

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