Vosselaar

Not to be confused with Vorselaar, another municipality in Antwerp.

Vosselaar
Flag Coat of arms
Vosselaar Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°19′N 04°53′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Josee Heykants-Janssens (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	10,300
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Postal codes	2350
Area codes	014
Website	www.vosselaar.be
Map of Vosselaar

Vosselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Vosselaar proper. On January 1, 2006 Vosselaar had a total population of 10,142. The total area is 11.85 km² which gives a population density of 856 inhabitants per km².

There are 3 parishes : "Heieinde", Vosselaar "Dorp" and 't Looy. 't Looy is an upmarket residential area in the woods with a wide variety of large villas and landhouses. In this part of Vosselaar a large number of Dutch people have settled down, not only because Vosselaar is close to the Dutch border but also because Dutch people are fleeing high taxes and strict building regulations in the Netherlands. Houses here are easily priced at 1,000,000 € and over.

Notable inhabitants

• Ajit Shetty, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Janssen Pharmaceutica
• Paul Janssen (Turnhout, September 12, 1926 – Rome, November 11, 2003), Founder and former CEO of Janssen Pharmaceutica
• Piet Roelen, Manager of various Belgian singers (e.g. Helmut Lotti)
• Jan De Houwer, Professor at the Faculty of Psychology at Ghent University
• Cornelis van der Klugt Former president of the Board of Directors of Philips