Editing Overijse (section)

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Overijse
|picture          = Overijse aerial photo A.jpg
|picture-legend   = 
|map              = Overijse Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Overijse in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Overijse.svg
|flag             = Overijse vlag.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]]
|nis              = 23062
|pyramid-date     =
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date  =
|mayor            = Inge Lenseclaes (Overijse 2002-[[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]]-CD&V)
|majority         = Overijse 2002-[[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]]-CD&V, DynamiekvoorOverijse
|postal-codes     = 3090
|telephone-area   = 02, 016
|web              = [http://www.overijse.be/ www.overijse.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|46|N|04|32|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Overijse''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈoːvərɛisə}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[Flemish Brabant]], in the [[Flemish region]] of [[Belgium]]. It is a suburb of the wider [[Brussels]] metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of [[Eizer]], [[Maleizen]], [[Jezus-Eik]], [[Tombeek]] and [[Terlanen]]. On January 1, 2023, Overijse had a total population of 25,962.<ref>{{cite web | title = Overijse | url = https://www.overijse.be/file/download/7f03d640-2560-45bb-97f4-26574dd8c782/kYOoMuuA7eZqUGqy64p1EGI7hVmsrMXCJsIBumL4rSI3d.pdf | access-date = 2025-02-14}}</ref> The total area is {{convert|44.99|km2|2|abbr=on}}, which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|549|PD/km2|abbr=on}}. Overijse is surrounded by an extensive woodlands ([[Sonian Forest]]), with paths for walking and cycling.

The official language of Overijse is [[Dutch language|Dutch]]. The municipality is home to a minority of French-speaking residents and, according to a 2023 census, to 4,389 [[expatriates]] including 716 Dutch, 402 French, 389 Romanians, 306 Polish and 281 Germans.<ref>{{cite web | title = Overijse | url = https://www.overijse.be/file/download/7f03d640-2560-45bb-97f4-26574dd8c782/kYOoMuuA7eZqUGqy64p1EGI7hVmsrMXCJsIBumL4rSI3d.pdf | access-date = 2025-02-14}}</ref>

In 1952, [[Albert Lootvoet]], a local brewer started brewing [[Leffe]] beer. The Leffe beers were brewed in Overijse from 1952 until 1977, when the [[Artois]] breweries bought out the local brewer.