what is a city in belgium?
City of Brussels
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 Throughout the long nineteenth century , as a common destination for political refugees , Belgium was home to important émigré communities , particularly in Brussels . From 1871 , many of the Paris Communards fled to Brussels , where they received political asylum . The far @-@ right politician General Georges Boulanger arrived in 1889 . Other notable exiles living in Belgium included the writer Victor Hugo and the theorist Karl Marx . 

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 In 1784 , Belgium 's population was 2 @.@ 6 million , with just 25 percent living in cities . During the 19th century , the population both expanded and urbanized . Between 1830 and 1875 the population of Brussels grew from 100 @,@ 000 to 180 @,@ 000 , and by 1910 the population of the metropolitan area soared to 750 @,@ 000 . The population of Belgium was almost universally Roman Catholic , though free @-@ thinking movements like Freemasonry were also popular among intellectuals and the urban middle classes . 

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 There are no current plans to hold meetings outside of Brussels , except for force majeure ( for instance a strike by air traffic controllers nearly caused the January 2012 informal meeting to be switched to Luxembourg ) . 

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 Belgium was liberated late in 1944 by Allied forces , including British , Canadian , and American armies , which also included the Brigade Piron . On September 3 , 1944 the Welsh Guards liberated Brussels . Just after the liberation , the inhabitants of the Marolles district held a mock funeral for Hitler . 

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 The Belgian government in exile made its first call for the creation of organized resistance in the country from its first place of exile in Bordeaux , before its flight to London after the French surrender : 
