How walkable is Marolles, Brussels?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Marolles has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is one of 3 neighbourhoods tied as the most walkable of the 17 ranked in Brussels, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,300 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Marolles. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- España Calidade - Belgium/Brussels, 5 min
- Proxy Delhaize Fonsny, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Volle Brol, 1 min
- Chaff, 1 min
Shopping
- Vieux Marché place du Jeu de Balle, 1 min
- Marche aux Puces Vlooienmarkt, 1 min
Coffee
- Tropisme, 2 min
- Le Café Modelé, 3 min
Banks
- Chaabi Bank, 7 min
- ANDERLECHT AUTONOMIE, 11 min
Parks
- Parc des Brigittines - Brigittinenpark, 6 min
- Jardin Akarova - Akarovatuin, 6 min
Schools
- Ecole Maternelle de la Marolle, 2 min
- Magellan Elementary School, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Lagrange Points Brussels, 2 min
- Bibliotheek Bruegel, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Archives et Musée du CPAS de Bruxelles, 4 min
- Théâtre Les Tanneurs, 4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Marolles, Brussels at 50.8371, 4.3458. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 231 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Marolles, Brussels
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 450 m around the centre of Marolles, Brussels. Rings mark 200 m and 450 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Brussels
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Quarter | 1.1 km | 99 |
| Pentagon | 1.2 km | 99 |
| Matongé | 1.3 km | 99 |
| Quays Quarter | 1.8 km | 100 |
| Leopold Quarter | 1.9 km | 99 |
| Freedom Quarter | 2 km | 100 |
| Tenbosch | 2.2 km | 99 |
| Altitude Cent | 2.4 km | 95 |
See all 17 neighbourhoods of Brussels ranked by walkability.
Questions about walking in Marolles, Brussels
Is Marolles walkable?
Yes. Marolles in Brussels has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 450 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Marolles more walkable than the rest of Brussels?
Marolles is more walkable than Brussels as a whole: it scores 100, against 94 for the 5 km around Brussels's centre. It is one of 3 neighbourhoods tied as the most walkable of the 17 ranked in Brussels on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Brussels?
Of the 17 Brussels neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are the Freedom Quarter (100), Marolles (100) and the Quays Quarter (100).
How is the walkability score of Marolles calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Marolles it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 450 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.
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