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Public toilets in Belgium
Urinal on street
A public urinal in Brussels
Language of toilets
Local wordsToilet
Men's toiletsMen
Women's toiletsWomen
Public toilet statistics
Toilets per 100,000 people7 (2021)
5 (Brussels, 2018)
Total toilets??
Public toilet use
TypeWestern style sit toilet
Locations???
Average cost0,50
Often equipped withtoilet paper
Percent accessible???
Date first modern public toilets???
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Public toilets in Belgium are few, at around seven per 100,000 people but less than five per 100,000 people in the capital. Bars and restaurants are popular alternatives to government run public toilets.

Public toilets

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The local word for public toilet is toilet.[1] There are not many public toilets in the country.[2] A 2021 study found there were seven public toilets per 100,000 people.[3] Brussels had less than five public toilets in open space per 100,000 residents in 2018.[4] There were 175 public toilets in Brussels in 2022, amount to one public toilet per 11,000 residents.[5] Bars and cafes in big cities are the places where the public are most likely to find toilets they can use.[2] The typical charge to use a public toilet is €0,50.[1]

The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet.[1] Western Europe tends to use flush toilets, with some older public toilets possibly having pull cords instead of handles or buttons.[6] Public toilets often have toilet paper.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Public Toilet Charges around the World - Toilet Types & Local Names". QS Supplies. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. ^ a b Guides, Rough (2015-04-06). Brussels (Rough Guides Snapshot Belgium). Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-0-241-18898-9.
  3. ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ Park, Young Shin; Bliss, Donna Z. (2018). "Availability of Public Toilets in Major International Cities Using Geographic Information Systems". Neurourology and Urodynamics.
  5. ^ "Bruxelles a une envie pressante: augmenter le nombre de ses toilettes publiques". Le Soir (in French). 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  6. ^ admin (2015-05-18). "Toilets Around the World". Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Inc. Retrieved 2022-10-16.