List of cities in Belgium

This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal order, decree, or by an act of law.

In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, and Liège.[1]

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

City Arrondissement Province Population (1 January 2017) Year of the royal order or decree Communal Charter
Aalst (Alost) Aalst East Flanders 84,859 1825 1174
Aarschot (fr: Aerschot) Leuven Flemish Brabant 29,654 1825 1194
Andenne Namur Namur 26,767 1825
Antoing Tournai Hainaut 7,829 1825 1817 (title)
Ans Liège Liège 28,280 2021[2]
Antwerp (nl, de: Antwerpen; fr: Anvers) Antwerp Antwerp 520,504 1825 1221
Arlon (nl: Aarlen; de: Arel) Arlon  Luxembourg 29,585 1825
Ath (nl: Aat) Ath Hainaut 29,074 1825 1166
Aubange Arlon  Luxembourg 16,927 2018[3]
Bastogne (nl: Bastenaken) Bastogne  Luxembourg 15,737 1825 1332
Beaumont Thuin Hainaut 7,095 1825
Beauraing Dinant Namur 9,161 1985[4]
Beringen Hasselt  Limburg 45,704 1985[5] 1239
Bilzen Tongeren  Limburg 32,151 1985[5] 1386
Binche Thuin Hainaut 33,545 1825
Blankenberge Bruges West Flanders 20,265 1985[5]
Borgloon (fr: Looz) Tongeren  Limburg 10,668 1985[5] ± 1200
Bouillon Neufchâteau  Luxembourg 5,459 1825
Braine-le-Comte (nl: 's-Gravenbrakel) Soignies Hainaut 21,532 1825
Bree Maaseik  Limburg 15,911 1985[6] 1386
Bruges (nl: Brugge) Bruges West Flanders 118,187 1825 1128
Brussels
(fr: Bruxelles; nl: Brussel; de: Brüssel)		 Brussels-Capital 1,235,192[a] 1825 1229
Charleroi Charleroi Hainaut 201,256 1825
Châtelet Charleroi Hainaut 36,350 1825
Chièvres Bastogne Hainaut 6,913 1825
Chimay Thuin Hainaut 9,879 1825
Chiny Virton  Luxembourg 5,179 1825
Ciney Dinant Namur 16,360 1985[5]
Comines-Warneton (nl: Komen-Waasten) Mouscron Hainaut 18,102 1825 (Warneton)
Couvin Philippeville Namur 13,908 1985[5]
Damme Bruges West Flanders 10,945 1985[5] 1180
Deinze Ghent East Flanders 30,906 1825 1241
Dendermonde (fr: Termonde) Dendermonde East Flanders 45,583 1825 1233
Diest Leuven Flemish Brabant 23,612 1825 1229
Diksmuide (Dixmude) Diksmuide West Flanders 16,719 1825 12th
Dilsen-Stokkem Maaseik  Limburg 20,310 1987[7] 1244 (Stokkem)
Dinant Dinant Namur 13,568 1825
Durbuy Marche-en-Famenne  Luxembourg 11,459 1825 1331
Eeklo Eeklo East Flanders 20,708 1825 1240
Enghien (nl: Edingen) Soignies Hainaut 13,563 1825
Eupen Verviers Liège 19,461 1808 1808 (title)
Fleurus Charleroi Hainaut 22,624 1982
Florenville Virton  Luxembourg 5,628 1997[8]
Fontaine-l'Évêque Charleroi Hainaut 17,673 1825
Fosses-la-Ville Namur Namur 10,436 1825
Geel Turnhout Antwerp 39,560 1985[5]
Gembloux (nl: Gembloers) Namur Namur 25,763 1985[9]
Genappe (nl: Genepiën) Nivelles Walloon Brabant 15,334 1985[5]
Genk Hasselt  Limburg 65,986 1999[10]
Geraardsbergen (fr: Grammont) Aalst East Flanders 33,204 1825 1068
Ghent (nl, de: Gent, fr: Gand) Ghent East Flanders 259,083 1825 1178
Gistel Ostend West Flanders 12,021 1985[5] 13th
Halen Hasselt  Limburg 9,511 1985[5] 1206
Halle (fr: Hal) Halle-Vilvoorde Flemish Brabant 38,680 1825 1225
Hamont-Achel Maaseik  Limburg 14,427 1985[5] 14th century (Hamont)
Hannut (nl: Hannuit) Waremme Liège 16,254 1985[5]
Harelbeke Kortrijk West Flanders 27,683 1985[5] 1153
Hasselt Hasselt  Limburg 77,124 1825 1232
Herk-de-Stad (fr: Herck-la-Ville) Hasselt  Limburg 12,694 1985[5] 1386
Herentals Turnhout Antwerp 27,800 1985[11] 1209
Herstal Liège Liège 39,939 2009[12]
Herve Verviers Liège 17,638 1825
Hoogstraten Turnhout Antwerp 21,300 1985[13] 1210
Houffalize Bastogne  Luxembourg 5,232 1825
Huy (nl: Hoei) Huy Liège 21,301 1825 1066
Izegem Roeselare West Flanders 27,590 1825 1817 (title)
Kortrijk (fr: Courtrai) Kortrijk West Flanders 75,736 1825 1127
Jodoigne (nl: Geldenaken) Nivelles Walloon Brabant 14,005 1985
La Louvière Soignies Hainaut 80,719 1985
La Roche-en-Ardenne Marche-en-Famenne  Luxembourg 4,162 1825
Landen Leuven Flemish Brabant 15,919 1985[14] 1211
Le Rœulx Soignies Hainaut 8,552 1825
Lessines (nl: Lessen) Soignies Hainaut 18,580 1825
Leuven (fr: Louvain, de: Löwen) Leuven Flemish Brabant 100,291 1825 1211
Leuze-en-Hainaut Tournai Hainaut 13,814 1825
Libramont-Chevigny Neufchâteau  Luxembourg 2025[15]
Liège (nl: Luik, de: Lüttich) Liège Liège 197,885 1825
Lier (fr: Lierre) Mechelen Antwerp 35,244 1825 1212
Limbourg (nl, de: Limburg) Verviers Liège 5,990 1825
Lokeren Sint-Niklaas East Flanders 41,057 1825 1804 (title)
Lommel Maaseik  Limburg 33,996 1990[16]
Lo-Reninge Diksmuide West Flanders 3,288 1985[5]
Maaseik Maaseik  Limburg 25,233 1825 1244
Malmedy (de: Malmünde) Verviers Liège 12,503 historical
Marche-en-Famenne Marche-en-Famenne  Luxembourg 17,401 1825 13th century
Mechelen (fr: Malines; de: Mecheln) Mechelen Antwerp 85,665 1825 1301
Menen (fr: Menin) Kortrijk West Flanders 33,112 1825
Mesen (fr: Messines) Ypres West Flanders 1,049 1985[5]
Mons (nl, de: Bergen) Mons Hainaut 95,220 1825
Mortsel Antwerp Antwerp 25,588 1999[10]
Mouscron (nl: Moeskroen) Mouscron Hainaut 57,773 1986[17]
Namur (nl: Namen) Namur Namur 110,628 1825 10th century
Neufchâteau Neufchâteau  Luxembourg 7,597 1825
Nieuwpoort (fr: Nieuport) Veurne West Flanders 11,351 1825 1163
Ninove Aalst East Flanders 38,446 1825 12th
Nivelles (nl: Nijvel) Nivelles Walloon Brabant 28,368 1825 13th century
Ostend (nl: Oostende; fr/de: Ostende) Ostend West Flanders 70,994 1825 1267
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Nivelles Walloon Brabant 31,543 1982
Oudenaarde (fr: Audenarde) Oudenaarde East Flanders 30,972 1825 1189
Oudenburg Ostend West Flanders 9,325 1985[5] 1226
Peer Maaseik  Limburg 16,427 1985[5]
Péruwelz Tournai Hainaut 17,152 1825
Philippeville Philippeville Namur 9,239 1825
Poperinge Ypres West Flanders 19,735 1825 1147
Rochefort Dinant Namur 12,599 1985
Roeselare (fr: Roulers) Roeselare West Flanders 61,657 1825 1250
Ronse (fr: Renaix) Oudenaarde East Flanders 26,092 1825 1240
Saint-Ghislain Mons Hainaut 23,207 1825
Saint-Hubert Neufchâteau  Luxembourg 5,588 1825
Sambreville Namur Namur 2024[18]
St. Vith (fr: Saint Vith) Verviers Liège 9,661 historical
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (fr: Montaigu-Zichem) Leuven Flemish Brabant 22,924 1985[5] 1605
Seraing Liège Liège 64,157 1999[10]
Sint-Niklaas (fr: Saint-Nicolas) Sint-Niklaas East Flanders 76,028 1825
Sint-Truiden (fr: Saint-Trond) Hasselt  Limburg 40,169 1825 8th
Soignies (nl: Zinnik) Soignies Hainaut 27,447 1825 1142
Spa Verviers Liège 10,345 2018[19]
Stavelot Verviers Liège 7,140 1825
Thuin Thuin Hainaut 14,600 1825
Tielt Tielt West Flanders 20,301 1825 1245
Tienen (fr: Tirlemont) Leuven Flemish Brabant 34,365 1825
Tongeren (fr: Tongres) Tongeren  Limburg 30,865 1825
Torhout Bruges West Flanders 20,503 1825
Tournai (nl: Doornik) Tournai Hainaut 69,493 1825 1188
Tubize (nl: Tubeke) Nivelles Walloon Brabant 25,914 2017[20]
Turnhout Turnhout Antwerp 43,467 1825 1212
Verviers Verviers Liège 55,194 1825
Veurne (Furnes) Veurne West Flanders 11,727 1825
Vilvoorde (fr: Vilvorde) Halle-Vilvoorde Flemish Brabant 43,653 1985[5] 1192
Virton Virton  Luxembourg 11,381 1825
Visé (nl: Wezet) Liège Liège 17,759 1825
Walcourt Philippeville Namur 18,353 1985[5]
Waregem Kortrijk West Flanders 37,871 1999[10]
Waremme (nl: Borgworm) Waremme Liège 15,036 1985
Wavre (nl: Waver) Nivelles Walloon Brabant 34,169 1825
Wervik (fr: Wervicq) Ypres West Flanders 18,689 1825
Ypres (nl: Ieper) Ypres West Flanders 35,014 1825 1174
Zottegem (fr: Sottegem) Aalst East Flanders 26,137 1985
Zoutleeuw (fr: Léau) Leuven Flemish Brabant 8,446 1985 1107

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The population is indicated for Brussels-Capital Region, but the city status is granted to the City of Brussels (municipality).

References

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  17. ^ "Loi accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Mouscron". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in French). Belgian Official Gazette. 20 March 1986. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
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  20. ^ "Décret accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Tubize". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in French). Belgian Official Gazette. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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