Wemmel

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Wemmel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Wemmel proper. On January 1 2005 Wemmel had a total population of 14,645. The total area is 8.74 km² which gives a population density of 1,674.88 inhabitants per km².

In 1954, special linguistic rights were given to local French-speakers (according to an official census, they were more than 30% in 1947). French-speakers can request official documents from the local administration in French. They also have primary and maternity schools teaching in French.

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