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What may I do in Etterbeek?

Parkthe vehicle, on the public road

YES, WITH LIMITS

the national rule · the local rule has not been read

Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside

YES, WITH LIMITS

24 hours

the municipal by-law

Camplevelling legs, awning, table

the national rule

Why, and on what paper

YES, WITH LIMITS

The rule sets a limit of 24 hours. more than 24 consecutive hours requires authorisation

the municipal by-law governs · 34 §1.

«Sauf autorisation de l’autorité compétente, il est interdit, sur tout le territoire de la commune et à tout endroit de l’espace public, de loger, dormir ou de camper pendant plus de 24 heures consécutives, dans une voiture, une caravane, un motor-home, ou un véhicule aménagé à cet effet.»

Documento original

Which text each answer comes from

Park · yes, with limits

Arrete royal du 1er decembre 1975 portant reglement general sur la police de la circulation routiere et de l'usage de la voie publique (texte consolide Justel, numac 1975120109) art. 27.5.1, art. 27.5.2 y art. 27.5.3 (rubrica: Limitation du stationnement de longue duree) · verified on 2026-08-09

Camp · no

Decreet houdende het toeristische logies (Flanders) + municipal by-laws. Camping on the public highway is forbidden as a general rule · verified on 2026-08-08

The municipality, in figures

The municipality

Etterbeek is a very small municipality measuring 2 by 2 kilometres. With 49.775 inhabitants it is densely populated (15.652 per square kilometre). It borders 6 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.

Superficie	3 km²
Population	49.775
Densidad	15.652 hab/km²
Area	2 × 2 km
Costa	no, inland municipality
Neighbouring municipalities	6

All the layers that apply

Why — the layers that apply here

municipality · this one governs

Ordenanza de Etterbeek

§2 extends the same prohibition on more than 24 h to private land (residential trailers, caravans, motor-homes).
The 24 h limit does not apply in green spaces (parks, squares, public gardens): art. 105 of the same regulation prohibits parking any motor vehicle there unless authorised.

Règlement général de police commun aux 19 communes bruxelloises art. 34 §1 · verified on 2026-08-12

«Sauf autorisation de l’autorité compétente, il est interdit, sur tout le territoire de la commune et à tout endroit de l’espace public, de loger, dormir ou de camper pendant plus de 24 heures consécutives, dans une voiture, une caravane, un motor-home, ou un véhicule aménagé à cet effet.»

country

Belgium

chocks and stabilising legs: end of parking

There is NO Belgian federal rule on sleeping in the vehicle: it is allowed if the vehicle is legally parked and the municipality does not forbid it. Highway Code (AR 01-12-1975) + municipal by-laws · verified on 2026-08-08

«Voor de wet zijn slapen en kamperen niet hetzelfde»

Where the line lies between parking, sleeping and camping

camping · Belgium

Camping is forbidden outside a campsite or designated zone. What changes from one country to another is which gesture crosses the line:

the PHYSICAL ACTION, not the fact of sleeping, is what triggers the offence
as soon as chocks are placed behind the wheels, the legs are lowered or the awning is extended, it is already camping

Decreet houdende het toeristische logies (Flanders) + municipal by-laws. Camping on the public highway is forbidden as a general rule · verified on 2026-08-08

«plaats je blokken achter je wielen / zwengel je steuntjes uit»

Neighbouring municipalities

Near here

Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.

Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.