| Beersel | |
| Picture-Legend: | Beersel Castle, one of the municipality's notable monuments |
| Map: | Beersel Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg |
| Map-Legend: | Beersel in the Province of Flemish Brabant |
| Arms: | Blason Beersel.svg |
| Flag: | Vlag Beersel.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Halle-Vilvoorde |
| Nis: | 23003 |
| Pyramid-Date: | 01/01/2006 |
| 0-19: | 25.08 |
| 20-64: | 57.82 |
| 65: | 17.10 |
| Foreigners: | 11.56 |
| Foreigners-Date: | 01/07/2005 |
| Mayor: | Jo Vander Meylen (CD&V) |
| Majority: | Lijst Burgemeester, N-VA, Open VLD |
| Postal-Codes: | 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654 |
| Telephone-Area: | 02 |
| Web: | www.beersel.be |
| Coordinates: | 50.7667°N 22°W |
Beersel (in Dutch; Flemish ˈbeːrsəl/) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, south-west of the centre of Brussels. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On 1 January 2023, Beersel had a total population of 26.473.[1] The total area is 30.01km2, which gives a population density of 856PD/km2.[2]
Beersel is perhaps best known for Beersel Castle, built between 1300 and 1310 by Jean II, Duke of Brabant, as a defense for Brussels. Guillaume Dufay, a notable 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer, was likely born in Beersel. In terms of gastronomy, Beersel is known for its boterham met plattekaas en radijzen (sandwich with white cheese and radishes), usually served with a geuze beer, and for its mandjeskaas (literally 'basket cheese'), which is a white cheese stored in little baskets. Beersel also has two traditional, authentic geuze breweries, Oud Beersel and 3 Fonteinen.