Located 5 km from the centre of Brussels but well served by public transport, Jette is an old village that was absorbed into the city.
The Jette city hall, Jules Van Ysendyck’s masterpiece, dates from the beginning of the 20th century.
The only extant building of the Abbey of Dieleghem has been converted into a mostly historical museum.
Jette has kept a few of its old pubs and breweries, as well as a blacksmith’s workshop that still operated until 1960.
The René Magritte Museum was set up in the house where the famous painter lived and worked for twenty-four years.
The Miroir neighbourhood is crammed with shops and plays host to one of the capital’s biggest markets every sunday.
The territory of Jette includes 5 square kilometres of parks