Map of Forest, Belgium

Forest is a city in Brussels Capital, Belgium, with a population of about 56,254. It lies at 50.8168°N, 4.3277°E. Forest is about 4 km (3 mi) south of Brussels, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Saint-Gilles, 2 km to the northeast.

Forest at a glance

Where is Forest?

• The 26th largest city in Belgium by recorded population.
• The 7th largest city in Brussels Capital on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 56 min on the shortest day to 16 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Forest

• Saint-Gilles — 2 km northeast
• Anderlecht — 2 km northwest
• Ixelles — 3 km northeast
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean — 4 km north
• Brussels — 4 km north
• Dilbeek — 6 km northwest
• Jette — 6 km north
• Schaerbeek — 7 km northeast
• Auderghem — 7 km east
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert — 8 km northeast

Largest cities in Brussels Capital

• Brussels — 1,019,022
• Anderlecht — 160,553
• Schaerbeek — 132,761
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean — 97,037
• Ixelles — 86,671
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert — 56,584
• Jette — 52,490
• Saint-Gilles — 50,221
• Evere — 41,667
• Auderghem — 33,984

Largest cities in Belgium

• Brussels — 1,019,022
• Antwerp — 529,247
• Ghent — 265,086
• Charleroi — 200,132
• Liège — 195,278
• Anderlecht — 160,553
• Schaerbeek — 132,761
• Bruges — 118,509
• Namur — 110,939
• Leuven — 101,032

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.