List of cities in Belgium

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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]

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City Arrondissement Province Population (1 January 2017) Year of the royal order or decree Communal Charter
Aalst (Alost) Aalst File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 84,859 1825 1174
Aarschot (fr: Aerschot) Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 29,654 1825 1194
Andenne Namur File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 26,767 1825
Antoing Tournai File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 7,829 1825 1817 (title)
Ans Liège File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 28,280 2021[2]
Antwerp (nl, de: Antwerpen; fr: Anvers) Antwerp File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 520,504 1825 1221
Arlon (nl: Aarlen; de: Arel) Arlon File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 29,585 1825
Ath (nl: Aat) Ath File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 29,074 1825 1166
Aubange Arlon File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 16,927 2018[3]
Bastogne (nl: Bastenaken) Bastogne File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 15,737 1825 1332
Beaumont Thuin File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 7,095 1825
Beauraing Dinant File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 9,161 1985[4]
Beringen Hasselt File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 45,704 1985[5] 1239
Bilzen Tongeren File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 32,151 1985[5] 1386
Binche Thuin File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 33,545 1825
Blankenberge Bruges File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 20,265 1985[5]
Borgloon (fr: Looz) Tongeren File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 10,668 1985[5] ± 1200
Bouillon Neufchâteau File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 5,459 1825
Braine-le-Comte (nl: 's-Gravenbrakel) Soignies File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 21,532 1825
Bree Maaseik File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 15,911 1985[6] 1386
Bruges (nl: Brugge) Bruges File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 118,187 1825 1128
Brussels
(fr: Bruxelles; nl: Brussel; de: Brüssel)		 Brussels-Capital 1,235,192[a] 1825 1229
Charleroi Charleroi File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 201,256 1825
Châtelet Charleroi File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 36,350 1825
Chièvres Bastogne File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 6,913 1825
Chimay Thuin File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 9,879 1825
Chiny Virton File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 5,179 1825
Ciney Dinant File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 16,360 1985[5]
Comines-Warneton (nl: Komen-Waasten) Mouscron File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 18,102 1825 (Warneton)
Couvin Philippeville File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 13,908 1985[5]
Damme Bruges File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 10,945 1985[5] 1180
Deinze Ghent File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 30,906 1825 1241
Dendermonde (fr: Termonde) Dendermonde File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 45,583 1825 1233
Diest Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 23,612 1825 1229
Diksmuide (Dixmude) Diksmuide File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 16,719 1825 12th
Dilsen-Stokkem Maaseik File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 20,310 1987[7] 1244 (Stokkem)
Dinant Dinant File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 13,568 1825
Durbuy Marche-en-Famenne File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 11,459 1825 1331
Eeklo Eeklo File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 20,708 1825 1240
Enghien (nl: Edingen) Soignies File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 13,563 1825
Eupen Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 19,461 1808 1808 (title)
Fleurus Charleroi File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 22,624 1982
Florenville Virton File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 5,628 1997[8]
Fontaine-l'Évêque Charleroi File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 17,673 1825
Fosses-la-Ville Namur File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 10,436 1825
Geel Turnhout File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 39,560 1985[5]
Gembloux (nl: Gembloers) Namur File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 25,763 1985[9]
Genappe (nl: Genepiën) Nivelles File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 15,334 1985[5]
Genk Hasselt File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 65,986 1999[10]
Geraardsbergen (fr: Grammont) Aalst File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 33,204 1825 1068
Ghent (nl, de: Gent, fr: Gand) Ghent File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 259,083 1825 1178
Gistel Ostend File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 12,021 1985[5] 13th
Halen Hasselt File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 9,511 1985[5] 1206
Halle (fr: Hal) Halle-Vilvoorde File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 38,680 1825 1225
Hamont-Achel Maaseik File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 14,427 1985[5] 14th century (Hamont)
Hannut (nl: Hannuit) Waremme File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 16,254 1985[5]
Harelbeke Kortrijk File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 27,683 1985[5] 1153
Hasselt Hasselt File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 77,124 1825 1232
Herk-de-Stad (fr: Herck-la-Ville) Hasselt File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 12,694 1985[5] 1386
Herentals Turnhout File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 27,800 1985[11] 1209
Herstal Liège File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 39,939 2009[12]
Herve Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 17,638 1825
Hoogstraten Turnhout File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 21,300 1985[13] 1210
Houffalize Bastogne File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 5,232 1825
Huy (nl: Hoei) Huy File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 21,301 1825 1066
Izegem Roeselare File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 27,590 1825 1817 (title)
Kortrijk (fr: Courtrai) Kortrijk File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 75,736 1825 1127
Jodoigne (nl: Geldenaken) Nivelles File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 14,005 1985[14]
La Louvière Soignies File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 80,719 1985[15]
La Roche-en-Ardenne Marche-en-Famenne File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 4,162 1825
Landen Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 15,919 1985[16] 1211
Le Rœulx Soignies File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 8,552 1825
Lessines (nl: Lessen) Soignies File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 18,580 1825
Leuven (fr: Louvain, de: Löwen) Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 100,291 1825 1211
Leuze-en-Hainaut Tournai File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 13,814 1825
Libramont-Chevigny Neufchâteau File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 2025[17]
Liège (nl: Luik, de: Lüttich) Liège File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 197,885 1825
Lier (fr: Lierre) Mechelen File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 35,244 1825 1212
Limbourg (nl, de: Limburg) Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 5,990 1825
Lokeren Sint-Niklaas File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 41,057 1825 1804 (title)
Lommel Maaseik File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 33,996 1990[18]
Lo-Reninge Diksmuide File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 3,288 1985[5]
Maaseik Maaseik File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 25,233 1825 1244
Malmedy (de: Malmünde) Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 12,503 historical
Marche-en-Famenne Marche-en-Famenne File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 17,401 1825 13th century
Mechelen (fr: Malines; de: Mecheln) Mechelen File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 85,665 1825 1301
Menen (fr: Menin) Kortrijk File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 33,112 1825
Mesen (fr: Messines) Ypres File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 1,049 1985[5]
Mons (nl, de: Bergen) Mons File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 95,220 1825
Mortsel Antwerp File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 25,588 1999[10]
Mouscron (nl: Moeskroen) Mouscron File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 57,773 1986[19]
Namur (nl: Namen) Namur File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 110,628 1825 10th century
Neufchâteau Neufchâteau File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 7,597 1825
Nieuwpoort (fr: Nieuport) Veurne File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 11,351 1825 1163
Ninove Aalst File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 38,446 1825 12th
Nivelles (nl: Nijvel) Nivelles File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 28,368 1825 13th century
Ostend (nl: Oostende; fr/de: Ostende) Ostend File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 70,994 1825 1267
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Nivelles File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 31,543 1982[20]
Oudenaarde (fr: Audenarde) Oudenaarde File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 30,972 1825 1189
Oudenburg Ostend File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 9,325 1985[5] 1226
Peer Maaseik File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 16,427 1985[5]
Péruwelz Tournai File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 17,152 1825
Philippeville Philippeville File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 9,239 1825
Poperinge Ypres File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 19,735 1825 1147
Rochefort Dinant File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 12,599 1985[21]
Roeselare (fr: Roulers) Roeselare File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 61,657 1825 1250
Ronse (fr: Renaix) Oudenaarde File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 26,092 1825 1240
Saint-Ghislain Mons File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 23,207 1825
Saint-Hubert Neufchâteau File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 5,588 1825
Sambreville Namur File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 2024[22]
St. Vith (fr: Saint Vith) Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 9,661 historical
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (fr: Montaigu-Zichem) Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 22,924 1985[5] 1605
Seraing Liège File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 64,157 1999[10]
Sint-Niklaas (fr: Saint-Nicolas) Sint-Niklaas File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 76,028 1825
Sint-Truiden (fr: Saint-Trond) Hasselt File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 40,169 1825 8th
Soignies (nl: Zinnik) Soignies File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 27,447 1825 1142
Spa Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 10,345 2018[23]
Stavelot Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 7,140 1825
Thuin Thuin File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 14,600 1825
Tielt Tielt File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 20,301 1825 1245
Tienen (fr: Tirlemont) Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 34,365 1825
Tongeren (fr: Tongres) Tongeren File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 30,865 1825
Torhout Bruges File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 20,503 1825
Tournai (nl: Doornik) Tournai File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 69,493 1825 1188
Tubize (nl: Tubeke) Nivelles File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 25,914 2017[24]
Turnhout Turnhout File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 43,467 1825 1212
Verviers Verviers File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 55,194 1825
Veurne (Furnes) Veurne File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 11,727 1825
Vilvoorde (fr: Vilvorde) Halle-Vilvoorde File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 43,653 1985[5] 1192
Virton Virton File:Drapeau Arelerland.svg Luxembourg 11,381 1825
Visé (nl: Wezet) Liège File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 17,759 1825
Walcourt Philippeville File:Blason namur prov.svg Namur 18,353 1985[5]
Waregem Kortrijk File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 37,871 1999[10]
Waremme (nl: Borgworm) Waremme File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 15,036 1985[25]
Wavre (nl: Waver) Nivelles File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 34,169 1825
Wervik (fr: Wervicq) Ypres File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 18,689 1825
Ypres (nl: Ieper) Ypres File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 35,014 1825 1174
Zottegem (fr: Sottegem) Aalst File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 26,137 1985[26]
Zoutleeuw (fr: Léau) Leuven File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 8,446 1985[27] 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

  1. ^ "The biggest cities and municipalities in Belgium in 2022". Statista. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
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  3. ^ "Décret accordant le titre de ville à la commune d'Aubange". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Loi accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Beauraing". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 5 March 1985. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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  14. ^ "Loi accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Jodoigne". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 5 March 1985. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Loi accordant le titre de ville à la commune de La Louvière". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 2 August 1985. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Wet waarbij aan de gemeente Landen opnieuw de titel van stad wordt verleend". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in Nederlands). Belgian Official Gazette. 5 June 1985. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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  19. ^ "Loi accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Mouscron". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 20 March 1986. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Loi tendant à accorder le titre de ville à la commune d'Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 30 April 1982. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Loi accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Rochefort". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 5 March 1985. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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  24. ^ "Décret accordant le titre de ville à la commune de Tubize". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Loi restituant à la commune de Waremme le titre de ville". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in français). Belgian Official Gazette. 5 March 1985. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Wet waarbij aan de gemeente Zottegem de titel van stad wordt verleend". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in Nederlands). Belgian Official Gazette. 19 July 1985. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  27. ^ "Wet waarbij aan de gemeente Zoutleeuw opnieuw de titel van stad wordt verleend". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in Nederlands). Belgian Official Gazette. 17 June 1985. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
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