Beersel

{{distinguish|text=Beerzel, also a place in Flanders}}

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Beersel

|picture = Het kasteel van Beersel 01.jpg

|picture-legend = Beersel Castle, one of the municipality's notable monuments

|map = Beersel Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Beersel in the Province of Flemish Brabant

|arms = Blason Beersel.svg

|flag = Vlag Beersel.svg

|arrondissement = Halle-Vilvoorde

|nis = 23003

|pyramid-date = 01/01/2006

|0-19=25.08

|20-64=57.82

|65=17.10

|foreigners = 11.56

|foreigners-date = 01/07/2005

|mayor = Jo Vander Meylen (CD&V)

|majority = Lijst Burgemeester, N-VA, Open VLD

|postal-codes = 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654

|telephone-area = 02

|web = [http://www.beersel.be/ www.beersel.be]

|coordinates = {{coord|50|46|N|04|18|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

}}

Beersel ({{IPA|nl|ˈbeːrsəl|lang|nl-Beersel.ogg}}) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, {{convert|12|km}} south-west of the centre of Brussels. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On 1 January 2023, Beersel had a total population of 26.473.{{Cite web |title=Statistieken van bevolking |url=https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/nl/bevolking/statistieken-van-bevolking/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be}} The total area is {{convert|30.01|km2|2|abbr=on}}, which gives a population density of {{convert|856|PD/km2|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=Bevolkingsdichtheid {{!}} Statbel |url=https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/bevolking/structuur-van-de-bevolking/bevolkingsdichtheid#figures |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=statbel.fgov.be}}

Beersel is perhaps best known for Beersel Castle, built between 1300 and 1310 by Jean II, Duke of Brabant, as a defense for Brussels. Guillaume Dufay, a notable 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer, was likely born in Beersel.{{sfn|Pryer|Fallows|2011|loc=§1 "Life"}} In terms of gastronomy, Beersel is known for its boterham met plattekaas en radijzen (sandwich with white cheese and radishes), usually served with a geuze beer, and for its mandjeskaas (literally 'basket cheese'), which is a white cheese stored in little baskets. Beersel also has two traditional, authentic geuze breweries, Oud Beersel and 3 Fonteinen.