Municipalities of Belgium map & data
Belgium has 566 municipalities in this layer, spread over 3 regions. The most are in Vlaams Gewest (294), Wallonne Gewest (240) and Brussels Hoofdstedelijk (10) - Vlaams Gewest alone holds 52% of them. The largest include Bastogne, Tournai and Antwerpen.
Municipalities by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vlaams Gewest | 294 | 52% |
| Wallonne Gewest | 240 | 42% |
| Brussels Hoofdstedelijk | 10 | 1.8% |
Largest municipalities in Belgium
- BastogneWallonne Gewest · pop. 15127 · 264.4 km²
- TournaiWallonne Gewest · 215.1 km²
- AntwerpenVlaams Gewest · pop. 525935 · 208.1 km²
- CouvinWallonne Gewest · 206.8 km²
- Beveren-Kruibeke-ZwijndrechtVlaams Gewest · 206.4 km²
- Chimay198.4 km²
- Libramont-ChevignyWallonne Gewest · pop. 10459 · 178.9 km²
- NamurWallonne Gewest · 175.9 km²
- BeauraingWallonne Gewest · pop. 9050 · 174.4 km²
- LégliseWallonne Gewest · pop. 4824 · 173.5 km²
- HouffalizeWallonne Gewest · pop. 5068 · 167.2 km²
- RochefortWallonne Gewest · pop. 12515 · 166.2 km²
- GouvyWallonne Gewest · pop. 5459 · 165.2 km²
- GentVlaams Gewest · 157.5 km²
- PhilippevilleWallonne Gewest · 157.1 km²
- DurbuyWallonne Gewest · pop. 11326 · 156.9 km²
- GedinneWallonne Gewest · pop. 4455 · 151.5 km²
- BüllingenWallonne Gewest · pop. 5701 · 150.6 km²
- DiksmuideVlaams Gewest · 150.6 km²
- BouillonWallonne Gewest · pop. 5426 · 148.6 km²
- La Roche-en-ArdenneWallonne Gewest · 148.4 km²
- FlorenvilleWallonne Gewest · pop. 5516 · 148.1 km²
- CineyWallonne Gewest · pop. 15670 · 147.9 km²
- MonsWallonne Gewest · 147.4 km²
- Sankt VithWallonne Gewest · pop. 9481 · 147.1 km²
- BruggeVlaams Gewest · pop. 117639 · 140.7 km²
- VielsalmWallonne Gewest · pop. 7495 · 140.6 km²
- LibinWallonne Gewest · pop. 4911 · 140.4 km²
- Tongeren-BorgloonVlaams Gewest · 139 km²
- BertrixWallonne Gewest · pop. 8507 · 137.8 km²
- HasseltVlaams Gewest · pop. 74694 · 136.4 km²
- Vaux-sur-SûreWallonne Gewest · pop. 5241 · 135.6 km²
- FlorennesWallonne Gewest · 134.1 km²
- IeperVlaams Gewest · pop. 19995 · 131.3 km²
- DeinzeVlaams Gewest · 128 km²
- AthWallonne Gewest · 127.7 km²
- AmelWallonne Gewest · pop. 5466 · 125.7 km²
- WalcourtWallonne Gewest · 123.5 km²
- HouyetWallonne Gewest · pop. 4649 · 122.7 km²
- Marche-en-FamenneWallonne Gewest · pop. 17454 · 122 km²
What's in this layer
Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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This layer holds 566 municipalities in Belgium, the most of them in Vlaams Gewest. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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