List of municipalities in Flanders

This is a list of the 300 municipalities in the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in Belgium . The following table shows the municipalities of the region, the provinces and districts to which they belong, and their population as of July 1, 2006. The figures come from the General Directorate for Statistics and Economic Information , which forms part of the Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, SMEs and Energy is subordinated.

Flemish Region in Belgium (highlighted in red)

local community province district Residents Aalst East Flanders Aalst 77.508 Aalter East Flanders Ghent 26,776 Aarschot Flemish Brabant Leuven 27,928 Aartselaar Antwerp Antwerp 14,326 Affligem Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 12,051 Alkene Limburg Tongeren 11,059 Alveringem West Flanders Veurne 4,929 Antwerp Antwerp Antwerp 464.038 Display West Flanders Kortrijk 14,042 Ardooie West Flanders Tielt 9.123 Arendonk Antwerp Turnhout 12,268 As Limburg Hasselt 7,550 Aces Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 29,180 Assenede East Flanders Eeklo 13,565 Avelgem West Flanders Kortrijk 9,487 Baarle-Hertog Antwerp Turnhout 2,338 Balen Antwerp Turnhout 20,370 Beernem West Flanders Bruges 14,622 Beerse Antwerp Turnhout 16,610 Beersel Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 23,585 Begijnendijk Flemish Brabant Leuven 9,455 Bekkevoort Flemish Brabant Leuven 5,856 Ringing Limburg Hasselt 41,249 Berlaar Antwerp Mechelen 10,666 Berlare East Flanders Dendermonde 14,179 Bertem Flemish Brabant Leuven 9,250 Bever Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 2.017 Beveren East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 45,677 Bierbeek Flemish Brabant Leuven 9,140 Bilzen Limburg Tongeren 30.107 Blankenberge West Flanders Bruges 18,204 Bocholt Limburg Maaseik 12,440 Boechout Antwerp Antwerp 12,119 Bonheiden Antwerp Mechelen 14,452 boom Antwerp Antwerp 16,204 Boortmeerbeek Flemish Brabant Leuven 11,526 Borgloon Limburg Tongeren 10.161 Bornem Antwerp Mechelen 20,140 Borsbeek Antwerp Antwerp 10.176 Boutersem Flemish Brabant Leuven 7,532 Brakel East Flanders Oudenaarde 13,697 Brasschaat Antwerp Antwerp 37,136 Brecht Antwerp Antwerp 26,521 Bredene West Flanders East End 15,248 Bree Limburg Maaseik 14,499 Bruges West Flanders Bruges 117,130 Buggenhout East Flanders Dendermonde 13,848 Dams West Flanders Bruges 10,860 De Haan West Flanders East End 12,032 De Panne West Flanders Veurne 10,062 De Pinte East Flanders Ghent 10,218 Deerlijk West Flanders Kortrijk 11,357 Deinze East Flanders Ghent 39,708 Denderleeuw East Flanders Aalst 17,456 Dendermonde East Flanders Dendermonde 43,429 Dentergem West Flanders Tielt 8,170 Dessel Antwerp Turnhout 8,823 Destelbergen East Flanders Ghent 17,196 Diepenbeek Limburg Hasselt 17,778 This Flemish Brabant Leuven 22,792 Diksmuide West Flanders Diksmuide 15,799 Dilbeek Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 39.505 Dilsen-Stokkem Limburg Maaseik 19.093 Drug abuse Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 4,801 duffel Antwerp Mechelen 16,053 Edegem Antwerp Antwerp 21,662 Eeklo East Flanders Eeklo 19,565 Erpe-Mere East Flanders Aalst 18,999 eat Antwerp Antwerp 17,071 Evergem East Flanders Ghent 32,339 Galmaarden Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 8,100 Gavere East Flanders Ghent 12,072 Geel Antwerp Turnhout 35,270 Prayer Flemish Brabant Leuven 5,817 Genk Limburg Hasselt 64.030 Ghent East Flanders Ghent 233,925 Geraardsbergen East Flanders Aalst 31,502 Gingeloma Limburg Hasselt 7,850 Gistel West Flanders East End 11,123 Glabbeek Flemish Brabant Leuven 5,205 Gooik Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 8,869 Grimbergen Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 34,086 Grobbendonk Antwerp Turnhout 10,791 Haacht Flemish Brabant Leuven 13,665 Holds East Flanders Aalst 17,356 Halen Limburg Hasselt 8,648 Hall Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 34,947 Ham Limburg Hasselt 9,754 Hamme East Flanders Dendermonde 23,351 Hamont-Achel Limburg Maaseik 13,802 Harelbeke West Flanders Kortrijk 26,231 Hasselt Limburg Hasselt 70,236 Hechtel-Eksel Limburg Maaseik 11,459 Army Limburg Tongeren 6,799 Heist-op-den-Berg Antwerp Mechelen 38,537 Hemiksem Antwerp Antwerp 9,709 Herent Flemish Brabant Leuven 19,279 Herentals Antwerp Turnhout 26,125 Herenthout Antwerp Turnhout 8,410 Herk-de-Stad Limburg Hasselt 11,811 Herne Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 6,448 Herselt Antwerp Turnhout 13,870 Herstappe Limburg Tongeren 84 Herzele East Flanders Aalst 16,785 Heusden-Zolder Limburg Hasselt 30,889 Heuvelland West Flanders Ypres 8.223 Hoegaarden Flemish Brabant Leuven 6,247 Hoeilaart Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 10,099 Hoeselt Limburg Tongeren 9,321 Holsbeek Flemish Brabant Leuven 9,280 Hooglede West Flanders Roeselare 9,841 Hoogstraten Antwerp Turnhout 18,733 Horebeke East Flanders Oudenaarde 2.013 Houthalen-Helchteren Limburg Maaseik 29,992 Houthulst West Flanders Diksmuide 9,056 Hove Antwerp Antwerp 8,310 Huldenberg Flemish Brabant Leuven 9,177 Hulshout Antwerp Turnhout 9,257 Ichtegem West Flanders East End 13,425 Ingelmunster West Flanders Roeselare 10,602 Izegem West Flanders Roeselare 26,526 Jabbeke West Flanders Bruges 13,586 Kalmthout Antwerp Antwerp 17,508 Kampenhout Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 10,997 Chapel-op-den-Bos Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 8,847 Chapels Antwerp Antwerp 26,072 Capricity East Flanders Eeklo 6.147 Kasterlee Antwerp Turnhout 17,962 Keerbergen Flemish Brabant Leuven 12,515 Kinrooi Limburg Maaseik 12,054 Kluisbergen East Flanders Oudenaarde 6,198 Knokke-Heist West Flanders Bruges 33,953 Koekelare West Flanders Diksmuide 8,303 Koksijde West Flanders Veurne 21,117 Kontich Antwerp Antwerp 20,286 Cortemark West Flanders Diksmuide 11,945 Kortenaken Flemish Brabant Leuven 7,553 Kortenberg Flemish Brabant Leuven 18,410 Cortessem Limburg Tongeren 8,124 Kortrijk West Flanders Kortrijk 73,694 Kraainem Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 13,141 Kruibeke East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 15,288 Cruisem East Flanders Oudenaarde 14,948 Kuurne West Flanders Kortrijk 12,581 Laakdal Antwerp Turnhout 14,928 Laarne East Flanders Dendermonde 11,760 Lanaken Limburg Tongeren 24,601 Land Flemish Brabant Leuven 14,749 Langemark-Poel Chapel West Flanders Ypres 7,790 Lebbeke East Flanders Dendermonde 17,623 Lede East Flanders Aalst 17,098 Ledegem West Flanders Roeselare 9,364 Lendelede West Flanders Kortrijk 5,372 Lennik Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 8,724 Leopoldsburg Limburg Hasselt 14,409 Leuven Flemish Brabant Leuven 90,854 Lichtervelde West Flanders Roeselare 8,449 Liedekerke Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 11,993 Lier Antwerp Mechelen 33,282 Lierde East Flanders Oudenaarde 6,442 Lievegem East Flanders Ghent 25,180 Lille Antwerp Turnhout 15,574 Linkebeek Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 4,729 Lint Antwerp Antwerp 8.007 Linter Flemish Brabant Leuven 7,034 Lochristi East Flanders Ghent 20,238 Lokeren East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 38.133 Lommel Limburg Maaseik 32,031 Londerzeel Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 17,412 Lo-Reninge West Flanders Diksmuide 3,323 Lubbeek Flemish Brabant Leuven 13,684 Guillemots Limburg Hasselt 13,739 Maarkedal East Flanders Oudenaarde 6,490 Maaseik Limburg Maaseik 23,761 Maasmechelen Limburg Tongeren 36,397 Machelen Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 12,684 Maldegem East Flanders Eeklo 22,336 Malls Antwerp Antwerp 14.101 Mechelen Antwerp Mechelen 78,680 Meerhout Antwerp Turnhout 9,402 Titmouse Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 18,600 Melle East Flanders Ghent 10,605 Men West Flanders Kortrijk 32,447 Merchtem Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 14,938 Merelbeke East Flanders Ghent 22,386 Merksplas Antwerp Turnhout 8,225 Mesen West Flanders Ypres 977 Meulebeke West Flanders Tielt 11,038 Middelkerke West Flanders East End 17,930 Moerbeke East Flanders Ghent 5,907 Mole Antwerp Turnhout 32,907 Moorslede West Flanders Roeselare 10,672 Mortsel Antwerp Antwerp 24,386 Nazareth East Flanders Ghent 10,921 Niel Antwerp Antwerp 8,833 Nieuwerkerken Limburg Hasselt 6,663 Nieuwpoort West Flanders Veurne 10,848 Nijlen Antwerp Mechelen 20,910 Ninove East Flanders Aalst 35,738 Oil Antwerp Turnhout 11,382 Ooster cele East Flanders Ghent 13,162 Oostkamp West Flanders Bruges 21,831 Oostrozebeke West Flanders Tielt 7,439 Opwijk Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 12,319 East End West Flanders East End 68,898 Oud-Heverlee Flemish Brabant Leuven 10,839 Oud turnhout Antwerp Turnhout 12,589 Oudenaarde East Flanders Oudenaarde 28,690 Oudenburg West Flanders East End 8,964 Oudsbergen Limburg Maaseik 22,221 Overijse Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 24,078 peer Limburg Maaseik 15,911 Pelt Limburg Maaseik 29,612 Pepingen Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 4,359 Pittem West Flanders Tielt 6,587 Poperinge West Flanders Ypres 19,677 Putti Antwerp Mechelen 15,760 Puurs-Sind-Amands Antwerp Mechelen 23,947 Ranst Antwerp Antwerp 17,900 Ravel Antwerp Turnhout 13,879 Retie Antwerp Turnhout 10,398 Riemst Limburg Tongeren 15,958 Rijkevorsel Antwerp Turnhout 10,691 Roeselare West Flanders Roeselare 56.012 Ronse East Flanders Oudenaarde 24,224 Roosdaal Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 10,761 Rotselaar Flemish Brabant Leuven 15,059 Ruiselede West Flanders Tielt 5.111 Rumst Antwerp Antwerp 14,654 clamp Antwerp Antwerp 7,840 Scherpenheuvel-Zichem Flemish Brabant Leuven 22,126 Shields Antwerp Antwerp 19,576 Pods Antwerp Antwerp 33,249 Sint-Genesius-Rode Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 17,913 Sint-Gillis-Waas East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 18,073 Sint-Katelijne-Waver Antwerp Mechelen 19,644 Sint-Laureins East Flanders Eeklo 6,585 Sint-Lievens-Houtem East Flanders Aalst 9,381 Sint-Martens-Latem East Flanders Ghent 8,291 Sint-Niklaas East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 69,822 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 30,889 Sint-Truiden Limburg Hasselt 38,333 Spiere-Helkijn West Flanders Kortrijk 2,029 Stabroek Antwerp Antwerp 17,632 Staden West Flanders Roeselare 10,956 Steenokkerzeel Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 10,878 Stekene East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 16,945 Temse East Flanders Sint-Niklaas 26,453 Ternat Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 14,733 Tervuren Flemish Brabant Leuven 20,659 Tessenderlo Limburg Hasselt 16,927 Tielt West Flanders Tielt 19,277 Tielt-Winge Flemish Brabant Leuven 10,061 Tienen Flemish Brabant Leuven 31,952 Tongeren Limburg Tongeren 29,738 Torhout West Flanders Bruges 19,508 Tremelo Flemish Brabant Leuven 13,776 Turnhout Antwerp Turnhout 39,887 Veurne West Flanders Veurne 11,851 Vilvoorde Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 37,609 Vleteren West Flanders Ypres 3,626 Voeren Limburg Tongeren 4,261 Vorselaar Antwerp Turnhout 7,354 Vosselaar Antwerp Turnhout 10.139 Waasmunster East Flanders Dendermonde 10,311 Wachtebeke East Flanders Ghent 6,830 Commodity West Flanders Kortrijk 35,829 waves Limburg Tongeren 6,948 Wemmel Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 14,908 Wervik West Flanders Ypres 17,655 Westerlo Antwerp Turnhout 23.102 Wetteren East Flanders Dendermonde 23,281 Wevelgem West Flanders Kortrijk 30,939 Wezembeek Oppem Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 13,578 Wichelen East Flanders Dendermonde 11,103 Wielsbeke West Flanders Tielt 8,949 Wijnegem Antwerp Antwerp 8,870 Willebroek Antwerp Mechelen 23,173 Wingene West Flanders Tielt 13,215 Wommelgem Antwerp Antwerp 12,107 Wortegem-Petegem East Flanders Oudenaarde 6,022 Wuustwezel Antwerp Antwerp 18,497 Ypres West Flanders Ypres 34,880 Zandhoven Antwerp Antwerp 12,279 Zaventem Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 28,959 Zedelgem West Flanders Bruges 21,894 Zele East Flanders Dendermonde 20,351 Zelzate East Flanders Eeklo 12,106 Zemst Flemish Brabant Halle-Vilvoorde 21,490 Zoersel Antwerp Antwerp 20,711 Zonhoven Limburg Hasselt 19,965 Zonnebeke West Flanders Ypres 11,836 Zottegem East Flanders Aalst 24,554 Zoutleeuw Flemish Brabant Leuven 7,979 Zuienkerke West Flanders Bruges 2,785 Zulte East Flanders Ghent 14,595 Zutendaal Limburg Hasselt 6,942 Zwalm East Flanders Oudenaarde 7,779 Zwevegem West Flanders Kortrijk 23,720 Zwijndrecht Antwerp Antwerp 18,167

See also

• List of municipalities in Wallonia
• List of municipalities in Belgium

Web links

• Flemish Government website - Municipalities and Provinces (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Belgium