Machelen
Template:About Template:Distinguish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Machelen ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On 1 January 2006, Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area is Template:Convert, which gives a population density of Template:Convert. The official language of Machelen is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. A suburb of Brussels, Machelen directly borders the Brussels-Capital Region, specifically the Haren neighbourhood.
A portion of Brussels Airport is located in Diegem,<ref name="Machmap">"bedrijf.jpg Template:Webarchive." Machelen. Retrieved on 25 April 2010.</ref> together with neighbouring town of Zaventem. The municipality contains three major road junctions: the intersection of the Brussels Ring (R0) and A201 serving the airport (labelled Zaventem), the start of the A1 towards Mechelen and Antwerp fed by the ring road, and the first junction on the A1 meeting the N211 feeder road from Vilvoorde, also accessing the airport. Buda railway station (on Belgian railway line 25) serves part of the area, although only Service S1 stops there, other routes using Vilvoorde railway station further north.
EconomyEdit
Brussels Airlines has its corporate headquarters in the b.house on the grounds of Brussels Airport and in Diegem, Machelen.<ref name="Machmap"/><ref>"Corp – Contact Us Template:Webarchive." Brussels Airlines. Retrieved on 23 October 2009.</ref> Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express.<ref>"Sabena reborn: SN Brussels-Virgin Express merger 'set to take former Belgian flag carrier brand'." Flight Global. 27 October 2006. Retrieved on 23 October 2009.</ref>
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of Chevron Phillips are based in Stockholm Building in Airport Plaza in Diegem.<ref>"Contact Us." Chevron Phillips. Retrieved on 6 September 2017. "Chevron Phillips Chemical International N.V. Airport Plaza – Stockholm Building Leonardo Da Vincilaan 19 1831 Diegem Belgium"</ref> Template:Clear left
EducationEdit
Primary schools include:<ref>"Kleuter- en basisonderwijs Template:Webarchive." Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref>
- Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Fonkel (Diegem)
- Basisschool De Sterrenhemel
- Vrije Basisschool De Windroos
- Parochiale Basisschool (Diegem)
GISO Machelen provides secondary education.<ref>"Secundair onderwijs Template:Webarchive." Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref><ref>Home. GISO Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref>
Bibliotheek Machelen-Diegem is the public library of the town.<ref>Home. Machelen, bibliotheek.be. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.</ref>
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External linksEdit
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- Official website – Only available in Dutch
- http://www.uplace.eu/en/category/uplace-machelen-en/
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