Which court has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
This municipality is split over 4 cantons: the justice of the peace, and sometimes the police court, depends on the street.
Find your address →Cantons
- Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1 (partly)
- Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2 (partly)
- Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3 (partly)
- Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4 (partly)
Competent courts by type
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Brussel 1e kantonPoelaertplein 3 bus 5, 1000 BrusselFor Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Brussel 2e kantonPoelaertplein 3 bus 5, 1000 BrusselFor Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Brussel 3e kantonFransmanstraat 89, 1020 BrusselFor Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Brussel 4e kantonFransmanstraat 89, 1020 BrusselFor Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4
- Police courtWhole municipalityTribunal de police francophone de BruxellesRue de la Régence 63, 1000 Bruxelles
- Police courtWhole municipalityNederlandstalige politierechtbank BrusselRegentschapsstraat 63 - 5de verdieping, 1000 Brussel
- Court of first instanceWhole municipalityTribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles
- Court of first instanceWhole municipalityNederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg BrusselQuatre Brasstraat 13, 1000 Brussel
- Enterprise courtWhole municipalityTribunal de l'entreprise Francophone de Bruxelles
- Enterprise courtWhole municipalityNederlandstalige Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel
- Labour courtWhole municipalityTribunal du travail francophone de BruxellesPlace Poelaert 3 bte 3, 1000 Bruxelles
- Labour courtWhole municipalityNederlandstalige Arbeidsrechtbank BrusselPoelaertplein 3 bus 4, 1000 Brussel
- Court of appealWhole municipalityHof van Beroep BrusselPoelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel
- Labour court of appealWhole municipalityArbeidshof BrusselPoelaertplein 3 bus 1, 1000 Brussel
- Court of assizeWhole municipalityHof van assisen van het administratief arrondissement Brussel-HoofdstadPoelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel
Language of the proceedings: Dutch or FrenchCheckWhy
In Brussels the defendant's domicile decides: Dutch or French by its language area; if the defendant lives in Brussels-Capital, the claimant chooses. The defendant can, under conditions, ask for the proceedings to continue in the other language. (art. 4 Wet 15.06.1935)
Language of a bailiff's act: Dutch or French. In Brussels-Capital a bailiff's act is drawn up in Dutch or French. Acts in a pending case follow the language of the proceedings. (art. 38 Wet 15.06.1935)
A general rule: the language law has exceptions (appeal, criminal cases, change of language). What breaks the language law can be void (art. 40). Law of 15 June 1935 on the use of languages in judicial matters
Postal codes
- 1000Depends on the street: one of the 4 cantonsCheck your street →
- 1020Depends on the street: one of the 4 cantonsCheck your street →
- 1040Depends on the street: one of the 4 cantons · also EtterbeekCheck your street →
- 1050Depends on the street: one of the 4 cantons · also ElseneCheck your street →
- 1120Depends on the street: one of the 4 cantonsCheck your street →
- 1130Depends on the street: one of the 4 cantonsCheck your street →
House of justice
- Justitiehuis BrusselHertogstraat 63, 1000 Brussel+3225531740
- Maison de justice de Bruxelles66B rue de Birmingham, 1080 Bruxelles+3223498311
The house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Brussel.
Nearest prison
Neighbouring municipalities
Adjacent cantons:
- Anderlecht 1: Anderlecht
- Anderlecht 2: Anderlecht
- Elsene: Elsene
- Etterbeek: Etterbeek
- Jette: Jette
- Meise: Grimbergen, Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Londerzeel, Meise, Wemmel
- Oudergem: Oudergem, Watermaal-Bosvoorde
- Schaarbeek 1: Schaarbeek
- Schaarbeek 2: Schaarbeek
- Sint-Gillis: Sint-Gillis
- Sint-Jans-Molenbeek: Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
- Sint-Joost-ten-Node: Evere, Sint-Joost-ten-Node
- Ukkel: Ukkel
- Vilvoorde: Kampenhout, Machelen, Vilvoorde, Zemst
- Zaventem: Hoeilaart, Overijse, Steenokkerzeel, Zaventem
belgica has no municipal boundaries: these are the municipalities of the same canton and the cantons bordering it.
Questions about Brussel (Bruxelles)
Which justice of the peace has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
Brussel (Bruxelles) is split over 4 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Vredegerecht Brussel 1e kanton, Poelaertplein 3 bus 5, 1000 Brussel (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1); Vredegerecht Brussel 2e kanton, Poelaertplein 3 bus 5, 1000 Brussel (Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2); Vredegerecht Brussel 3e kanton, Fransmanstraat 89, 1020 Brussel (Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3); Vredegerecht Brussel 4e kanton, Fransmanstraat 89, 1020 Brussel (Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4).
Which police court has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
Brussel (Bruxelles) is split over 4 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de police francophone de Bruxelles, Rue de la Régence 63, 1000 Bruxelles (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4); Nederlandstalige politierechtbank Brussel, Regentschapsstraat 63 - 5de verdieping, 1000 Brussel (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4).
Which court of first instance has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
Brussel (Bruxelles) is split over 4 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4); Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel, Quatre Brasstraat 13, 1000 Brussel (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4).
Which enterprise court has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
Brussel (Bruxelles) is split over 4 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de l'entreprise Francophone de Bruxelles (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4); Nederlandstalige Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4).
Which labour court has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
Brussel (Bruxelles) is split over 4 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles, Place Poelaert 3 bte 3, 1000 Bruxelles (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4); Nederlandstalige Arbeidsrechtbank Brussel, Poelaertplein 3 bus 4, 1000 Brussel (Brussel 1 / Bruxelles 1, Brussel 2 / Bruxelles 2, Brussel 3 / Bruxelles 3, Brussel 4 / Bruxelles 4).
Which court of appeal has jurisdiction over Brussel (Bruxelles)?
For all of Brussel (Bruxelles): Hof van Beroep Brussel, Poelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel.
Which house of justice serves Brussel (Bruxelles)?
Justitiehuis Brussel, Hertogstraat 63, 1000 Brussel; Maison de justice de Bruxelles, 66B rue de Birmingham, 1080 Bruxelles: the house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Brussel.