List of cities in Belgium facts for kids
This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law.
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| City | Arrondissement | Province | Population (1/1/2017) | Year of the Royal Order | 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 | |
| Antwerp (nl: Antwerpen; fr: Anvers) | Antwerp |  Antwerp |
520,504 | 1825 | 1221 |
| Arlon (nl: Aarlen; de: Arel) | Arlon |  Luxembourg |
29,585 | 1825 | |
| Ath (nl: Aat) | Bastogne | Hainaut |
29,074 | 1825 | 1166 |
| Aubange | Arlon | Luxembourg |
16,927 | 2018 | |
| Bastogne (nl: Bastenaken) | Bastogne | Luxembourg |
15,737 | 1825 | 1332 |
| Beaumont | Thuin | Hainaut |
7,095 | 1825 | |
| Beauraing | Dinant | Namur |
9,161 | 1985 | |
| Beringen | Hasselt |  Limburg |
45,704 | 1985 | 1239 |
| Bilzen | Tongeren | Limburg |
32,151 | 1985 | 1386 |
| Binche | Thuin | Hainaut |
33,545 | 1825 | |
| Blankenberge | Bruges |  West Flanders |
20,265 | 1985 | |
| Borgloon (fr: Looz) | Tongeren | Limburg |
10,668 | 1985 | ± 1200 |
| Bouillon | Neufchâteau | Luxembourg |
5,459 | 1825 | |
| Braine-le-Comte (nl: 's-Gravenbrakel) | Soignies | Hainaut |
21,532 | 1825 | |
| Bree | Maaseik | Limburg |
15,911 | 1985 | 1386 |
| Bruges (nl: Brugge) | Bruges | West Flanders |
118,187 | 1825 | 1128 |
| Brussels (fr: Bruxelles; nl: Brussel; de: Brüssel) |
Brussels-Capital | 1,235,192 | 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 | |
| Comines-Warneton (nl: Komen-Waasten) | Mouscron | Hainaut |
18,102 | 1825 (Warneton) | |
| Couvin | Philippeville | Namur |
13,908 | 1985 | |
| Damme | Bruges | West Flanders |
10,945 | 1985 | 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 | 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 | |
| Fontaine-l'Évêque | Charleroi | Hainaut |
17,673 | 1825 | |
| Fosses-la-Ville | Namur | Namur |
10,436 | 1825 | |
| Geel | Turnhout | Antwerp |
39,560 | 1985 | |
| Gembloux (nl: Gembloers) | Namur | Namur |
25,763 | 1985 | |
| Genappe (nl: Genepiën) | Nivelles |  Walloon Brabant |
15,334 | 1985 | |
| Genk | Hasselt | Limburg |
65,986 | 1999 | |
| 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 | 13th |
| Halen | Hasselt | Limburg |
9,511 | 1985 | 1206 |
| Halle (fr: Hal) | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant |
38,680 | 1825 | 1225 |
| Hamont-Achel | Maaseik | Limburg |
14,427 | 1985 | 14th century (Hamont) |
| Hannut (nl: Hannuit) | Waremme | Liège |
16,254 | 1985 | |
| Harelbeke | Kortrijk | West Flanders |
27,683 | 1985 | 1153 |
| Hasselt | Hasselt | Limburg |
77,124 | 1825 | 1232 |
| Herk-de-Stad (fr: Herck-la-Ville) | Hasselt | Limburg |
12,694 | 1985 | 1386 |
| Herentals | Turnhout | Antwerp |
27,800 | 1985 | 1209 |
| Herstal | Liège | Liège |
39,939 | 2009 | |
| Herve | Verviers | Liège |
17,638 | 1825 | |
| Hoogstraten | Turnhout | Antwerp |
21,300 | 1985 | 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lo-Reninge | Diksmuide | West Flanders |
3,288 | 1985 | |
| 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 | |
| Mons (nl, de: Bergen) | Mons | Hainaut |
95,220 | 1825 | |
| Mortsel | Antwerp | Antwerp |
25,588 | 1999 | |
| Mouscron (nl: Moeskroen) | Mouscron | Hainaut |
57,773 | 1986 | |
| 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 | 1226 |
| Peer | Maaseik | Limburg |
16,427 | 1985 | |
| 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 | |
| St. Vith (fr: Saint Vith) | Verviers | Liège |
9,661 | historical | |
| Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (fr: Montaigu-Zichem) | Leuven | Flemish Brabant |
22,924 | 1985 | 1605 |
| Seraing | Liège | Liège |
64,157 | 1999 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 1192 |
| Virton | Virton | Luxembourg |
11,381 | 1825 | |
| Visé (nl: Wezet) | Liège | Liège |
17,759 | 1825 | |
| Walcourt | Philippeville | Namur |
18,353 | 1985 | |
| Waregem | Kortrijk | West Flanders |
37,871 | 1999 | |
| 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
- City status in Belgium
- List of most populous municipalities in Belgium
- Municipalities of Belgium
- List of cities in Flanders
- List of cities in Wallonia
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