How walkable is Marolles - Marollen?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Marolles - Marollen 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 the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods 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 - Marollen. The nearest grocery is Proxy Delhaize Marolles, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- España Calidade - Belgium/Brussels5 min
- Proxy Delhaize Fonsny8 min
- Volle Brol1 min
- Chaff1 min
- Vieux Marché place du Jeu de Balle1 min
- Marche aux Puces Vlooienmarkt1 min
- Tropisme2 min
- Le Café Modelé3 min
- Vinted Go Parcel Shop6 min
- Chaabi Bank7 min
- Parc des Brigittines - Brigittinenpark6 min
- Jardin Akarova - Akarovatuin6 min
- Ecole Maternelle de la Marolle2 min
- Magellan Elementary School4 min
- Lagrange Points Brussels2 min
- Bibliotheek Bruegel3 min
- Archives et Musée du CPAS de Bruxelles4 min
- Théâtre Les Tanneurs4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Marolles - Marollen 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 - Marollen
- 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 - Marollen. 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 |
| Matongé | 1.3 km | 99 |
| Leopold Quarter | 1.9 km | 99 |
| Heysel - Heizel | 6.8 km | 77 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Brussels page.
Questions about walking in Marolles - Marollen
Is Marolles - Marollen walkable?
Yes. Marolles - Marollen 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 - Marollen more walkable than the rest of Brussels?
Marolles - Marollen is more walkable than Brussels as a whole: it scores 100, against 94 for the 5 km around Brussels's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Brussels neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Brussels?
Of the 5 Brussels neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Marolles - Marollen (100), Matongé (99) and Leopold Quarter (99).
How is the walkability score of Marolles - Marollen 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 - Marollen 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.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.