Newcomer
Every newcomer in Brussels has to make some important steps.
The City of Brussels is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region.
It includes following postal codes:
- 1000 Brussels: with the Pentagon (the city centre), the southern part Louise-Roosevelt (1050) and the European quarter (1040)
- 1020 Laeken
- 1120 Neder-Over-Heembeek
- 1130 Haren
The City of Brussels is divided into 7 quarters (districts): Pentagon (city centre), Louise, North-East, North, Laeken, Neder-Over-Heembeek and Haren.
Bapa BXL is a French-language reception agency for newcomers in the Brussels Capital Region:
- opening of a water meter (Vivaqua)
- opening of a gas meter (Sibelga)
- opening of an electricity meter (Sibelga)
- opening of an Internet connection (ISPA)
- forwarding of mail (Bpost)
- book a place on the public road for the move