# Brussels Neighbourhood Associations (Comités de Quartier) > Last updated: 2026-02-17 ## Umbrella Organizations ### Inter-Environnement Bruxelles (IEB) - **URL:** https://www.ieb.be - **Comités page:** https://www.ieb.be/+-Comites-de-quartier-+ - **What:** Federation of ~80 neighbourhood committees and associations across Brussels. Focus: urbanisme, environment, mobility, housing. Publishes "Bruxelles en mouvements" magazine, maintains archive of enquêtes publiques, and operates biblio.ieb.be documentation centre. - **When to use:** Questions about urbanisme disputes, enquêtes publiques, citizen movements across Brussels → IEB. Their documentation centre (biblio.ieb.be) archives historical neighbourhood activism. ### grONDES - **URL:** https://www.grondes.be - **Quartiers list:** https://www.grondes.be/p/les-quartiers.html - **What:** Platform listing neighbourhood groups across Brussels, originally focused on electromagnetic radiation but links many local committees. Member of IEB. - **When to use:** Finding which neighbourhood committee covers a specific street; their quartiers page maps groups across multiple communes. ### Inspirons le Quartier - **URL:** https://inspironslequartier.brussels - **Contacts:** https://inspironslequartier.brussels/liste-de-contacts-communes/ - **What:** Regional initiative for neighbourhood improvement projects. Lists commune contact points for citizen participation. - **When to use:** Questions about neighbourhood improvement grants and projects. --- ## By Commune ### 1000 — Bruxelles-Ville / Stad Brussel #### Quartier Saint-Jacques ⭐ - **URL:** https://stjac.be - **Commune:** Bruxelles-Ville (Pentagone) - **Neighbourhood:** Saint-Jacques (around Église du Bon Secours, Rue du Marché au Charbon) - **Key content:** Street history for 30+ streets/places/impasses (page_id=6729), local events, commerce, the Manneken Pis area - **History page:** https://stjac.be/?page_id=6729 - **Hypercentre page:** https://stjac.be/?page_id=2034 - **When to use:** Street history in Saint-Jacques area, local events near Manneken Pis, questions about the Pentagone hypercentre → stjac.be #### GAQ — Comité du Quartier Européen - **URL:** https://gaq.be - **Commune:** Bruxelles-Ville - **Neighbourhood:** European Quarter (around EU institutions) - **Key content:** 5 expertise sectors (quality of life, urbanisme, events, environment, mobility), monthly "Mardis du GAQ" meetings, enquêtes publiques tracking, Art Nouveau heritage - **When to use:** Questions about the European Quarter, urbanisme near EU institutions, Art Nouveau in that area → gaq.be #### Quartier Midi - **URL:** https://www.quartier-midi.be - **Commune:** Bruxelles-Ville / Saint-Gilles / Anderlecht (cross-communal) - **Neighbourhood:** Around Gare du Midi / Zuidstation - **Key content:** History of SNCB developments, urban activism against speculative projects, Midi Master Plan, TGV terminal impacts - **When to use:** Questions about Gare du Midi area, SNCB urban development, housing around the station → quartier-midi.be #### Plateforme Pentagone - **URL:** Referenced on IEB site - **Commune:** Bruxelles-Ville - **Neighbourhood:** Pentagone (city centre within the small ring) #### Comité de Défense des Habitants de Bruxelles-Centre (Comité BRU-1000) - **Commune:** Bruxelles-Ville (centre) - **Note:** Historical committee, mentioned in IEB archives. No standalone website found. #### Conseils de Quartier (official, commune-organized): - Quartier européen: https://www.bruxelles.be/conseil-de-quartier-quartier-europeen - Laeken: https://www.bruxelles.be/conseil-de-quartier-laeken - Haren: https://www.bruxelles.be/conseil-de-quartier-haren - NOH-Mutsaard: https://www.bruxelles.be/conseil-de-quartier-noh-mutsaard-budget-participatif - **When to use:** Official participatory structures of the City of Brussels → bruxelles.be/conseil-de-quartier-* --- ### 1030 — Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek #### Commune listing page - **URL:** https://www.1030.be/fr/comites-quartier - **What:** Official list of all recognized comités in Schaerbeek - **Key neighbourhoods:** Helmet, Azalées, and many others #### Forum des Comités de Quartier de Schaerbeek - **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/groups/187902377918980/ - **What:** Cross-committee forum for Schaerbeek neighbourhood associations #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Quartier Stacquet - Place Terdelt - Rue Volger - **When to use:** Neighbourhood questions in Schaerbeek → start at 1030.be/fr/comites-quartier for the full directory --- ### 1040 — Etterbeek #### Conseils de Quartier (official) - **URL:** https://etterbeek.brussels/fr/themes/vie-politique-et-participation/conseils-de-quartier - **What:** Official neighbourhood councils with participatory budget. Meet 3-8 times/year. #### Comité de Quartier "L'Amitié" - **URL:** https://www.comiteamitie.org - **Commune:** Etterbeek / Auderghem (cross-communal) - **Neighbourhood:** Around the Etterbeek-Auderghem border - **Key content:** Urbanisme activism, tracking of development projects (e.g., Glacières site), commission de concertation documents - **When to use:** Urbanisme issues on the Etterbeek-Auderghem border → comiteamitie.org #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Avenue Jules Malou — http://julesmalou.wordpress.com/ - Avenue des Casernes - Boulevard Louis Schmidt - Rue de l'Orient - Rue de l'Étang --- ### 1050 — Ixelles / Elsene #### Un Îlot Un Quartier - **URL:** https://www.unilotunquartier.be - **Commune:** Ixelles - **Neighbourhood:** Around Square Charles Graux / Chaussée de Waterloo / Rue Molière area - **Key content:** Activism against Besix RED development projects (Royal Rinking / former Delhaize Molière), enquêtes publiques mobilization - **When to use:** Questions about development projects in the Molière/Waterloo area of Ixelles → unilotunquartier.be #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Avenue du Bois de la Cambre --- ### 1060 — Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis #### Comité de Défense de Saint-Gilles - **Referenced on:** platformbxl.brussels - **Commune:** Saint-Gilles #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Rue de Bosnie - Place Morichar - **When to use:** Saint-Gilles neighbourhood issues → check IEB network; MaisonEcoHuis (maisonecohuis@stgilles.brussels) for environmental projects --- ### 1070 — Anderlecht #### Maison de la Participation — Comités de Quartier d'Anderlecht - **URL:** https://participation-anderlecht.be/?rubrique85 - **What:** Official portal listing all Anderlecht neighbourhood committees with interactive map - **When to use:** Finding the right committee for a specific Anderlecht street → participation-anderlecht.be #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Rue Puccini — http://comitepuccini.wix.com/index - Boulevard Prince de Liège - Square Albert 1er - Clos des Asters --- ### 1080 — Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek #### La Rue (association) - **Mentioned in IEB events:** "La Rue : 40 ans avec les habitants !" (2018) - **What:** Historic neighbourhood association, 40+ years of activism --- ### 1082 — Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem #### Official commune list (PDF) - **URL:** https://berchem.brussels/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LISTE-DES-COMITES-DE-QUARTIER-site-web-MaJ-avril-2025.pdf - **What:** Complete list of Berchem neighbourhood committees with contact emails - **Known committees:** Bec Moderne, Chevalier/Germinal, and others - **When to use:** Neighbourhood questions in Berchem → download their PDF list --- ### 1090 — Jette #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Avenue Guillaume Degreef --- ### 1150 — Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe #### Comité Tervueren-Montgomery - **URL:** http://tervueren-montgomery.eu - **Neighbourhood:** Avenue de Tervueren / Rond-point Montgomery - **When to use:** Questions about the Tervueren-Montgomery area #### Quartier Chant d'Oiseau - (No standalone website found, referenced in grONDES) --- ### 1160 — Auderghem / Oudergem #### Assemblées de Quartier (official) - **URL:** https://www.auderghem.be/assemblee-des-habitants-prendre-contact-avec-les-representants-de-son-quartier - **What:** 10 neighbourhood assemblies with representatives drawn by lot (2-year mandate) #### Association des quartiers Auderghem-Boitsfort Etangs et Forêt - **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/Association-des-quartiers-Auderghem-Boitsfort-Etangs-et-Foret-294405307713600/ - **What:** Cross-communal (Auderghem + Watermael-Boitsfort), citizen association for the Étangs/Forest area --- ### 1170 — Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde #### Réunions de Quartier (official) - **URL:** https://www.watermael-boitsfort.be/fr/participez/reunions-de-quartier #### C.Q.R.W.B. — Comités de quartier réunis de Watermael-Boitsfort - **Archive:** https://biblio.ieb.be/+-C-Q-R-W-B-Comite-de-quartier-reunis-de-Watermael-Boitsfort-+ - **What:** Historic federation of WB neighbourhood committees, archived at IEB #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Place de l'Octogone - Avenue Léopold Wiener — https://comitewiener.wordpress.com/ --- ### 1180 — Uccle / Ukkel #### ACQU — Association de Comités de Quartier Ucclois ⭐ - **URL:** https://www.acqu.be - **What:** Umbrella association of Uccle neighbourhood committees. Focus: environment, urbanisme, mobility, green spaces, Métro 3 impacts. Very active with regular publications. - **Key content:** Métro 3 analysis, biodiversity, Communauté Montagne de Saint-Job (50 years of community housing) - **When to use:** Any neighbourhood question in Uccle → acqu.be. Questions about Métro 3 impact on south Brussels → acqu.be #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Rue du Château d'Eau — http://oxy15.blogspot.be/ --- ### 1190 — Forest / Vorst #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Avenue Everard - Rue de Mérode / Gare du Midi - Avenue Molière - Place Constantin Meunier — http://quartiermeunier.tumblr.com/ #### Comité de quartier du Dries (bas de Forest) - Referenced in IEB activism around rue du Dries development --- ### 1200 — Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe #### Individual committees (from grONDES): - Rue des Floralies - Avenue Lambeau — http://www.lambeau-alentours.be/ - Quartier Aquilon — http://wiq.be/site/ - Quartier des Peintres — https://quartierdespeintres.wordpress.com/ - Avenue Slegers - Quartier Sainte Famille — https://16510.lapetition.be/ --- ### Communes with limited web presence for committees The following communes have neighbourhood participation structures but no easily discoverable independent association websites: - **1081 Koekelberg** — Check commune website - **1083 Ganshoren** — Check commune website - **1140 Evere** — Check commune website - **1080 Molenbeek** — La Rue association; check commune for others --- ## Official Participation Portals | Commune | Type | URL | |---------|------|-----| | Bruxelles-Ville | Faire Bruxelles Samen | https://fairebruxellessamen.be | | Bruxelles-Ville | Participation page | https://www.bruxelles.be/participez | | Schaerbeek | Comités listing | https://www.1030.be/fr/comites-quartier | | Etterbeek | Conseils de quartier | https://etterbeek.brussels/fr/themes/vie-politique-et-participation/conseils-de-quartier | | Anderlecht | Maison de la Participation | https://participation-anderlecht.be/?rubrique85 | | Berchem | PDF list | https://berchem.brussels/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LISTE-DES-COMITES-DE-QUARTIER-site-web-MaJ-avril-2025.pdf | | Auderghem | Assemblées des Habitants | https://www.auderghem.be/assemblee-des-habitants-prendre-contact-avec-les-representants-de-son-quartier | | Watermael-Boitsfort | Réunions de quartier | https://www.watermael-boitsfort.be/fr/participez/reunions-de-quartier | --- ## Quick Reference: "When To Use" | Question type | Go to | |--------------|-------| | Street history in Saint-Jacques (Pentagone) | https://stjac.be/?page_id=6729 | | European Quarter urbanisme | https://gaq.be | | Gare du Midi development | https://www.quartier-midi.be | | Uccle neighbourhood issues / Métro 3 | https://www.acqu.be | | Ixelles Molière area development | https://www.unilotunquartier.be | | Etterbeek-Auderghem border projects | https://www.comiteamitie.org | | Schaerbeek — find my committee | https://www.1030.be/fr/comites-quartier | | Anderlecht — find my committee | https://participation-anderlecht.be/?rubrique85 | | Cross-Brussels urbanisme activism | https://www.ieb.be | | Any commune — find neighbourhood groups | https://www.grondes.be/p/les-quartiers.html | | Regional catalogue of associations | https://catalogue.be.brussels/fr/citoyen/citoyennete-documents/citoyennete/services-publics/associations-de-quartier | --- ## Notes - Many Brussels neighbourhood committees are **Facebook-only** (no website). Check Facebook for communes where no website is listed. - IEB (Inter-Environnement Bruxelles) is the largest umbrella with ~80 member committees — their documentation centre at biblio.ieb.be archives decades of neighbourhood activism. - The distinction between "comité de quartier" (citizen-led) and "conseil de quartier" (commune-organized participatory body) matters: the former are independent; the latter are official structures. - Berchem-Sainte-Agathe maintains one of the best-documented lists (PDF, updated April 2025).