Commune de Woluwe Saint Pierre = Gemeente Sint Pieters Woluwe

What Commune de Woluwe Saint Pierre = Gemeente Sint Pieters Woluwe does

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe), postal code 1150, is one of the 19 communes of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It is a public municipal government entity — not a commercial enterprise — operating under Belgian municipal law with a 2025-2030 administration led by Mayor Benoit Cerexhe alongside eight échevins and CPAS President Muriel Godhaird-Sterckx, and a Municipal Secretary (Florence van Lamsweerde) coordinating 147 staff. Its functional mandate covers administrative services (civil status, population registry, identity documents, urban planning, taxes), social welfare through the CPAS/OCMW, public safety and prevention, environmental services, sports, culture, education oversight, housing, and local economic development, delivered to the resident population, local businesses, and roughly 50 sports clubs and cultural associations.

The commune's service portfolio is anchored by a multilingual website (woluwe1150.be, available in French, Dutch, and English) and an electronic administrative counter (guichet électronique) built on egovflow.be and irisbox.irisnet.be for online procedures. Physical infrastructure includes the town hall at Avenue Charles Thielemans 93, the SportCity sports complex (Olympic swimming pool, football/hockey fields, athletics track, tennis, squash, hosting ~50 clubs), the W:Halll cultural and congress center, three French-language libraries plus the Dutch-language De Lettertuin (Belgium's first energy-passive library), the Recypark waste facility, and three neighborhood community centers (Joli-Bois, Chant d'Oiseau, Crousse). Service delivery is operationalized through approximately 12 affiliated non-profit organizations (V.Z.W./asbl) covering senior care, family services, culture, employment, youth prevention, housing, and graphics.

Revenue is derived from four streams: municipal taxes (property, parking, local levies), administrative transaction fees (civil status documents, building permits, parking reservations), property rental income (including the newly launched François Gay project with 23 apartments managed via V.Z.W. Villa François Gay), and operational transfers from the Brussels-Capital Region and federal government. The distribution model combines direct in-person service at counters, self-serve digital channels, neighborhood programming via the Hoplr platform, and the quarterly Wolumag digital magazine. Key partnerships include Net Brussel for waste management, Spullenhulp for circular-economy reuse, equal.brussels for accessibility oversight, and a twinning relationship with Kotsyoubynske (Ukraine).

Name

Commune de Woluwe Saint Pierre = Gemeente Sint Pieters Woluwe

Legal name

Commune de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Website

https://woluwe1150.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe) is a Brussels-Capital Region commune (1150) delivering local government services — civil status, taxes, social welfare via CPAS, urban planning, waste management, sports, and culture — to residents, local businesses, and ~50 hosted sports clubs through 147 staff, 12 affiliated V.Z.W.s, and a multilingual digital and physical service network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Community Housing Services (62422), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local administrative services
• Public sports facilities
• Cultural and library services
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe)

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes: The municipality collects various local taxes from residents and businesses including property taxes, parking fees, and other municipal levies as regulated by Belgian law.
2. Administrative Fees: Fees collected for administrative services including civil status documents, population registry services, building permits, parking reservations, and other municipal services.
3. Property Rental Income: Rental income from municipal properties including commercial spaces and residential units (such as the 'François Gay' project with 23 new apartments for rent).
4. Government Subsidies and Transfers: Operational funding from the Brussels-Capital Region and federal government for public services, infrastructure, and social welfare programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The commune delivers local government services to residents of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (postal code 1150) in the Brussels-Capital Region. Core offerings include administrative services (civil status, population registry, identity documents, taxes, urban planning) via physical town hall counters and the Guichet électronique online portal, alongside social welfare (CPAS), cultural programming (W:Halll, libraries including the energy-passive De Lettertuin), sports infrastructure (SportCity, Wolu Sports Park), waste recycling (Recypark with Net Brussel), and youth/senior services. The municipality also publishes the Wolumag quarterly magazine and operates a municipal employment platform.

Product overview

The municipality operates as a service-oriented government entity providing comprehensive public services to its residents. The core offering consists of administrative services accessible through the Guichet électronique (electronic counter), supplemented by cultural facilities including the W:Halll cultural centre and multiple libraries, extensive sports infrastructure at SportCity, and environmental services through Recypark. The municipality also provides employment services, social welfare through CPAS/OCMW, and community communication via Wolumag newsletter and the Hoplr neighborhood network. The service portfolio is delivered through both physical municipal buildings and digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SportCity: Major sports centre with olympic swimming pool, athletics track, tennis courts, fitness facilities, and multiple sports clubs
• W:Halll
• De Lettertuin
• WOLU SPORTS PARK
• Wolumag
• Recypark

Products and services

• Guichet électronique (Electronic Counter) Online portal enabling residents to complete administrative procedures digitally, including change of address, birth/death/marriage certificates, identity documents, residence certificates, and various attestations. Integrated with the regional Irisbox and egovflow e-government platforms.
• W:Halll Cultural and Congress Centre Cultural centre housing the three French-language libraries, media library, and Salle Fabry council chamber. Hosts cultural events, exhibitions, concerts, and community programming for residents of all ages.
• SportCity Sports Complex One of the most important sports centers in the Brussels-Capital Region, offering Olympic-level facilities including swimming pool with slide, tennis, squash, athletics, combat sports, fitness, football/hockey fields, and a café-restaurant. Hosts approximately 50 sports clubs serving the broader Brussels community.
• Municipal Libraries (Bibliothèque communale) Three French-language public libraries and one Dutch-language library (De Lettertuin) offering collection borrowing, cultural events, and reading programs. De Lettertuin is noted as the first energy-passive library in Belgium, serving the Dutch-speaking community.
• Recypark (Container Park) Waste recycling facility managed in partnership with Net Brussel, accepting sorted household and construction waste with up to 2m³ free daily disposal. Includes a reuse space operated by Spullenhulp that resells usable items, supporting circular economy objectives.
• Employment Platform (Tewerkstellingsplatform) Online employment portal operated by the municipality connecting residents with municipal job openings, SPW (Service Public de Wallonie / public service) positions, volunteer opportunities, and training events.
• Social Welfare Services (CPAS/OCMW) Public Centre for Social Welfare (CPAS/OCMW) providing social assistance, welfare benefits, and support services to vulnerable residents of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre through its dedicated office.
• Wolu Sports Park Municipal sports park in Woluwe Park featuring tennis courts, football field, hockey field, 14 petanque courts, dance hall, restaurant with terrace, and playground. Available for sports activities and event rentals.
• François Gay Housing Project 23 new modern municipal rental apartments announced in July 2026 under the François Gay project, providing quality housing in the heart of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. Managed through V.Z.W. Villa François Gay.

Quantifiable outcome

• SportCity hosts approximately 50 sports clubs serving the community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kotsyoubynske (Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwinning (jumelage) relationship with Ukrainian commune of Kotsyoubynske. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre has issued appeals for donations to support the twinned municipality facing difficulties, reflecting international solidarity and municipal cooperation.
• Net Brussel (Netbruxelles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership for waste management and recycling services. Net Brussel manages the Recypark (container park) facility, collection schedules, and waste processing. The partnership includes the mobile container park and Proxy Chimik chemical waste collection services.
• SpullenhulpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial economy enterprise operating the reuse space within the Recypark. Accepts and resells usable items, giving objects a second life and supporting circular economy objectives. Partnership with municipality, Net Brussel, and OCMW.
• Urban BrusselsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on heritage projects including the 'Emilie Louise Flöge' installation as part of Brussels Art Nouveau 2023. Urban Brussels provides general coordination for cultural heritage initiatives within the municipality.
• Repair Café (Repair Together)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity repair initiative organized in the municipality to reduce waste and combat mass production of waste by repairing broken items. Listed in the municipal agenda and supported as sustainable initiative.
• equal.brusselsminorOthersRegional accessibility authority that audited the municipal website in November 2024. Serves as the regional control body for accessibility compliance under EU directive 2016/2102.
• Brussels Ombudsman (Ombuds布鲁塞尔)minorOthersRegional ombudsman service available to residents if municipal services do not respond to accessibility or service complaints. Contact point for citizens unsatisfied with municipal response.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Commune d'Auderghem: Brussels commune of comparable size and residential character, sharing green-space priorities, mobility policies, and similar CPAS, library, and recreational service structures.
• Commune de Schaerbeek: One of the larger Brussels communes with a broadly similar multipurpose service portfolio (CPAS, culture, sports, urban planning) but serving a larger and more diverse population, making it a useful scale comparable.
• Commune d'Ixelles: Brussels commune of similar mid-sized, urban, multilingual character with a strong student/cultural footprint and comparable CPAS, cultural, and public-service breadth. Often benchmarked against Woluwe-Saint-Pierre on quality-of-life indicators.
• Commune de Watermael-Boitsfort: Brussels commune with similar green/biodiversity focus and residential profile, operating comparable municipal services with attention to sustainable development and quality-of-life programming.
• Commune de Saint-Gilles: Brussels commune with an overlapping municipal service portfolio (CPAS, culture, sports, housing) and similar bilingual administrative challenges, although operating in a more urbanised and socio-economically diverse context.
• Commune d'Etterbeek: Geographically adjacent Brussels commune with analogous population scale, bilingual service obligations, and a municipal offering that includes sports infrastructure, CPAS, libraries, and cultural programming.
• Commune de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert: Adjacent Brussels-Capital Region commune sharing the same postal district family (1150/1200) with comparable residential demographics, trilingual service obligations, and joint exposure to the metro Line 1 noise issue. Operates an equivalent portfolio of CPAS, libraries, sports, and housing services.

Regional players

• Stad Gent: Major Flemish city operating a comparable municipal service portfolio (CPAS/OCMW, libraries, sports, urban planning, digital counter) but under the Flemish Region's legal framework, making it a useful cross-jurisdictional comparable for benchmarking digital service maturity.

Others

• CPAS de Bruxelles (public social welfare centre): Public Centre for Social Welfare affiliated with the Ville de Bruxelles; comparable to Woluwe-Saint-Pierre's CPAS/OCMW subsidiary on social welfare delivery, social-assistance case management, and elderly/disability services, although larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Bruxelles / Stad Brussel: The central Brussels municipality and regional capital; much larger in scale but oversees the same regulatory frameworks (Brussels-Capital Region ordinances, federal municipal law) and runs a comparable core service portfolio at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WOLUWE1150
• Facebookfacebook.com/WOLUWE1150
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commune-de-woluwe-saint-pierre

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

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