title: List of municipalities of the Flemish Region
text: # List of municipalities of the Flemish Region
  
  At the creation of Belgium in 1831, there were 2,739 municipalities in the country, which had fallen to 2,663 municipalities by 1961. Following a series of decisions and actions, carried out in 1975, 1983 and 2019, the fusion of the Belgian municipalities reduced the national total to 581 municipalities. Of these, the following is a list of the 300 municipalities in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The numbers refer to the location of the municipalities on the maps of the respective provinces.
  
  ## List
  
  | Name | Arrondissement | Province | # |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aalst | Aalst | East Flanders | 1 |
  | Aalter | Ghent | East Flanders | 2 |
  | Aarschot | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 1 |
  | Aartselaar | Antwerp | Antwerp | 1 |
  | Affligem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 2 |
  | Alken | Tongeren | Limburg | 1 |
  | Alveringem | Veurne | West Flanders | 1 |
  | Antwerp | Antwerp | Antwerp | 2 |
  | Anzegem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 2 |
  | Ardooie | Tielt | West Flanders | 3 |
  | Arendonk | Turnhout | Antwerp | 3 |
  | As | Hasselt | Limburg | 2 |
  | Asse | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 3 |
  | Assenede | Eeklo | East Flanders | 3 |
  | Avelgem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 4 |
  | Baarle-Hertog | Turnhout | Antwerp | 4 |
  | Balen | Turnhout | Antwerp | 5 |
  | Beernem | Bruges | West Flanders | 5 |
  | Beerse | Turnhout | Antwerp | 6 |
  | Beersel | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 4 |
  | Begijnendijk | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 5 |
  | Bekkevoort | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 6 |
  | Beringen | Hasselt | Limburg | 3 |
  | Berlaar | Mechelen | Antwerp | 7 |
  | Berlare | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 4 |
  | Bertem | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 7 |
  | Bever | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 8 |
  | Beveren | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 5 |
  | Bierbeek | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 9 |
  | Bilzen | Tongeren | Limburg | 4 |
  | Blankenberge | Bruges | West Flanders | 6 |
  | Bocholt | Maaseik | Limburg | 5 |
  | Boechout | Antwerp | Antwerp | 8 |
  | Bonheiden | Mechelen | Antwerp | 9 |
  | Boom | Antwerp | Antwerp | 10 |
  | Boortmeerbeek | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 10 |
  | Borgloon | Tongeren | Limburg | 6 |
  | Bornem | Mechelen | Antwerp | 11 |
  | Borsbeek | Antwerp | Antwerp | 12 |
  | Boutersem | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 11 |
  | Brakel | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 6 |
  | Brasschaat | Antwerp | Antwerp | 13 |
  | Brecht | Antwerp | Antwerp | 14 |
  | Bredene | Ostend | West Flanders | 7 |
  | Bree | Maaseik | Limburg | 7 |
  | Bruges | Bruges | West Flanders | 8 |
  | Buggenhout | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 7 |
  | Damme | Bruges | West Flanders | 9 |
  | Deerlijk | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 12 |
  | De Haan | Ostend | West Flanders | 10 |
  | Deinze | Ghent | East Flanders | 9 |
  | Denderleeuw | Aalst | East Flanders | 10 |
  | Dendermonde | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 11 |
  | Dentergem | Tielt | West Flanders | 13 |
  | De Panne | Veurne | West Flanders | 11 |
  | De Pinte | Ghent | East Flanders | 8 |
  | Dessel | Turnhout | Antwerp | 15 |
  | Destelbergen | Ghent | East Flanders | 12 |
  | Diepenbeek | Hasselt | Limburg | 8 |
  | Diest | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 12 |
  | Diksmuide | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 14 |
  | Dilbeek | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 13 |
  | Dilsen-Stokkem | Maaseik | Limburg | 9 |
  | Drogenbos | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 14 |
  | Duffel | Mechelen | Antwerp | 16 |
  | Edegem | Antwerp | Antwerp | 17 |
  | Eeklo | Eeklo | East Flanders | 13 |
  | Erpe-Mere | Aalst | East Flanders | 14 |
  | Essen | Antwerp | Antwerp | 18 |
  | Evergem | Ghent | East Flanders | 15 |
  | Galmaarden | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 15 |
  | Gavere | Ghent | East Flanders | 16 |
  | Geel | Turnhout | Antwerp | 19 |
  | Geetbets | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 16 |
  | Genk | Hasselt | Limburg | 10 |
  | Geraardsbergen | Aalst | East Flanders | 18 |
  | Ghent | Ghent | East Flanders | 17 |
  | Gingelom | Hasselt | Limburg | 11 |
  | Gistel | Ostend | West Flanders | 15 |
  | Glabbeek | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 17 |
  | Gooik | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 18 |
  | Grimbergen | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 19 |
  | Grobbendonk | Turnhout | Antwerp | 20 |
  | Haacht | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 20 |
  | Haaltert | Aalst | East Flanders | 19 |
  | Halen | Hasselt | Limburg | 12 |
  | Halle | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 21 |
  | Ham | Hasselt | Limburg | 13 |
  | Hamme | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 20 |
  | Hamont-Achel | Maaseik | Limburg | 14 |
  | Harelbeke | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 16 |
  | Hasselt | Hasselt | Limburg | 15 |
  | Hechtel-Eksel | Maaseik | Limburg | 16 |
  | Heers | Tongeren | Limburg | 17 |
  | Heist-op-den-Berg | Mechelen | Antwerp | 21 |
  | Hemiksem | Antwerp | Antwerp | 22 |
  | Herent | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 22 |
  | Herentals | Turnhout | Antwerp | 23 |
  | Herenthout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 24 |
  | Herk-de-Stad | Hasselt | Limburg | 18 |
  | Herne | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 23 |
  | Herselt | Turnhout | Antwerp | 25 |
  | Herstappe | Tongeren | Limburg | 19 |
  | Herzele | Aalst | East Flanders | 21 |
  | Heusden-Zolder | Hasselt | Limburg | 20 |
  | Heuvelland | Ypres | West Flanders | 17 |
  | Hoegaarden | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 24 |
  | Hoeilaart | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 25 |
  | Hoeselt | Tongeren | Limburg | 21 |
  | Holsbeek | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 26 |
  | Hooglede | Roeselare | West Flanders | 18 |
  | Hoogstraten | Turnhout | Antwerp | 26 |
  | Horebeke | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 22 |
  | Houthalen-Helchteren | Maaseik | Limburg | 22 |
  | Houthulst | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 19 |
  | Hove | Antwerp | Antwerp | 27 |
  | Huldenberg | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 27 |
  | Hulshout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 28 |
  | Ichtegem | Ostend | West Flanders | 20 |
  | Ingelmunster | Roeselare | West Flanders | 22 |
  | Izegem | Roeselare | West Flanders | 23 |
  | Jabbeke | Bruges | West Flanders | 24 |
  | Kalmthout | Antwerp | Antwerp | 29 |
  | Kampenhout | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 28 |
  | Kapellen | Antwerp | Antwerp | 30 |
  | Kapelle-op-den-Bos | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 29 |
  | Kaprijke | Eeklo | East Flanders | 23 |
  | Kasterlee | Turnhout | Antwerp | 31 |
  | Keerbergen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 30 |
  | Kinrooi | Maaseik | Limburg | 23 |
  | Kluisbergen | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 24 |
  | Knokke-Heist | Bruges | West Flanders | 25 |
  | Koekelare | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 26 |
  | Koksijde | Veurne | West Flanders | 27 |
  | Kontich | Antwerp | Antwerp | 32 |
  | Kortemark | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 28 |
  | Kortenaken | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 31 |
  | Kortenberg | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 32 |
  | Kortessem | Tongeren | Limburg | 24 |
  | Kortrijk | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 29 |
  | Kraainem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 33 |
  | Kruibeke | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 25 |
  | Kruisem | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 26 |
  | Kuurne | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 30 |
  | Laakdal | Turnhout | Antwerp | 33 |
  | Laarne | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 27 |
  | Lanaken | Tongeren | Limburg | 25 |
  | Landen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 34 |
  | Langemark-Poelkapelle | Ypres | West Flanders | 31 |
  | Lebbeke | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 28 |
  | Lede | Aalst | East Flanders | 29 |
  | Ledegem | Roeselare | West Flanders | 32 |
  | Lendelede | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 33 |
  | Lennik | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 35 |
  | Leopoldsburg | Hasselt | Limburg | 26 |
  | Leuven | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 36 |
  | Lichtervelde | Roeselare | West Flanders | 34 |
  | Liedekerke | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 37 |
  | Lier | Mechelen | Antwerp | 34 |
  | Lierde | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 30 |
  | Lievegem | Ghent | East Flanders | 31 |
  | Lille | Turnhout | Antwerp | 35 |
  | Linkebeek | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 38 |
  | Lint | Antwerp | Antwerp | 36 |
  | Linter | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 39 |
  | Lochristi | Ghent | East Flanders | 32 |
  | Lokeren | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 33 |
  | Lommel | Maaseik | Limburg | 27 |
  | Londerzeel | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 40 |
  | Lo-Reninge | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 35 |
  | Lubbeek | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 41 |
  | Lummen | Hasselt | Limburg | 28 |
  | Maarkedal | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 34 |
  | Maaseik | Maaseik | Limburg | 29 |
  | Maasmechelen | Tongeren | Limburg | 30 |
  | Machelen | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 42 |
  | Maldegem | Eeklo | East Flanders | 35 |
  | Malle | Antwerp | Antwerp | 37 |
  | Mechelen | Mechelen | Antwerp | 38 |
  | Meerhout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 39 |
  | Meise | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 43 |
  | Melle | Ghent | East Flanders | 36 |
  | Menen | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 36 |
  | Merchtem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 44 |
  | Merelbeke | Ghent | East Flanders | 37 |
  | Merksplas | Turnhout | Antwerp | 40 |
  | Mesen | Ypres | West Flanders | 37 |
  | Meulebeke | Tielt | West Flanders | 38 |
  | Middelkerke | Ostend | West Flanders | 39 |
  | Moerbeke | Ghent | East Flanders | 38 |
  | Mol | Turnhout | Antwerp | 41 |
  | Moorslede | Roeselare | West Flanders | 40 |
  | Mortsel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 42 |
  | Nazareth | Ghent | East Flanders | 39 |
  | Niel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 43 |
  | Nieuwerkerken | Hasselt | Limburg | 33 |
  | Nieuwpoort | Veurne | West Flanders | 41 |
  | Nijlen | Mechelen | Antwerp | 44 |
  | Ninove | Aalst | East Flanders | 40 |
  | Olen | Turnhout | Antwerp | 45 |
  | Oosterzele | Ghent | East Flanders | 41 |
  | Oostkamp | Bruges | West Flanders | 43 |
  | Oostrozebeke | Tielt | West Flanders | 44 |
  | Opwijk | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 45 |
  | Ostend | Ostend | West Flanders | 42 |
  | Oudenaarde | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 42 |
  | Oudenburg | Ostend | West Flanders | 45 |
  | Oudsbergen | Maaseik | Limburg | 31 |
  | Oud-Heverlee | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 46 |
  | Oud-Turnhout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 46 |
  | Overijse | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 47 |
  | Peer | Maaseik | Limburg | 34 |
  | Pelt | Maaseik | Limburg | 32 |
  | Pepingen | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 48 |
  | Pittem | Tielt | West Flanders | 46 |
  | Poperinge | Ypres | West Flanders | 47 |
  | Putte | Mechelen | Antwerp | 47 |
  | Puurs-Sint-Amands | Mechelen | Antwerp | 48+57 |
  | Ranst | Antwerp | Antwerp | 49 |
  | Ravels | Turnhout | Antwerp | 50 |
  | Retie | Turnhout | Antwerp | 51 |
  | Riemst | Tongeren | Limburg | 35 |
  | Rijkevorsel | Turnhout | Antwerp | 52 |
  | Roeselare | Roeselare | West Flanders | 48 |
  | Ronse | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 43 |
  | Roosdaal | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 49 |
  | Rotselaar | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 50 |
  | Ruiselede | Tielt | West Flanders | 49 |
  | Rumst | Antwerp | Antwerp | 53 |
  | Schelle | Antwerp | Antwerp | 54 |
  | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 51 |
  | Schilde | Antwerp | Antwerp | 55 |
  | Schoten | Antwerp | Antwerp | 56 |
  | Sint-Genesius-Rode | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 52 |
  | Sint-Gillis-Waas | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 44 |
  | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Mechelen | Antwerp | 58 |
  | Sint-Laureins | Eeklo | East Flanders | 45 |
  | Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Aalst | East Flanders | 46 |
  | Sint-Martens-Latem | Ghent | East Flanders | 47 |
  | Sint-Niklaas | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 48 |
  | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 53 |
  | Sint-Truiden | Hasselt | Limburg | 36 |
  | Spiere-Helkijn | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 50 |
  | Stabroek | Antwerp | Antwerp | 59 |
  | Staden | Roeselare | West Flanders | 51 |
  | Steenokkerzeel | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 54 |
  | Stekene | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 49 |
  | Temse | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 50 |
  | Ternat | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 55 |
  | Tervuren | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 56 |
  | Tessenderlo | Hasselt | Limburg | 37 |
  | Tielt | Tielt | West Flanders | 52 |
  | Tielt-Winge | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 57 |
  | Tienen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 58 |
  | Tongeren | Tongeren | Limburg | 38 |
  | Torhout | Bruges | West Flanders | 53 |
  | Tremelo | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 59 |
  | Turnhout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 60 |
  | Veurne | Veurne | West Flanders | 54 |
  | Vilvoorde | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 60 |
  | Vleteren | Ypres | West Flanders | 55 |
  | Voeren | Tongeren | Limburg | 39 |
  | Vorselaar | Turnhout | Antwerp | 61 |
  | Vosselaar | Turnhout | Antwerp | 62 |
  | Waasmunster | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 51 |
  | Wachtebeke | Ghent | East Flanders | 52 |
  | Waregem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 56 |
  | Wellen | Tongeren | Limburg | 40 |
  | Wemmel | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 61 |
  | Wervik | Ypres | West Flanders | 57 |
  | Westerlo | Turnhout | Antwerp | 63 |
  | Wetteren | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 53 |
  | Wevelgem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 58 |
  | Wezembeek-Oppem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 62 |
  | Wichelen | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 54 |
  | Wielsbeke | Tielt | West Flanders | 59 |
  | Wijnegem | Antwerp | Antwerp | 64 |
  | Willebroek | Mechelen | Antwerp | 65 |
  | Wingene | Tielt | West Flanders | 60 |
  | Wommelgem | Antwerp | Antwerp | 66 |
  | Wortegem-Petegem | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 55 |
  | Wuustwezel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 67 |
  | Ypres | Ypres | West Flanders | 21 |
  | Zandhoven | Antwerp | Antwerp | 68 |
  | Zaventem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 63 |
  | Zedelgem | Bruges | West Flanders | 61 |
  | Zele | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 56 |
  | Zelzate | Eeklo | East Flanders | 57 |
  | Zemst | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 64 |
  | Zoersel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 69 |
  | Zonhoven | Hasselt | Limburg | 41 |
  | Zonnebeke | Ypres | West Flanders | 62 |
  | Zottegem | Aalst | East Flanders | 58 |
  | Zoutleeuw | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 65 |
  | Zuienkerke | Bruges | West Flanders | 63 |
  | Zulte | Ghent | East Flanders | 59 |
  | Zutendaal | Hasselt | Limburg | 42 |
  | Zwalm | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 60 |
  | Zwevegem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 64 |
  | Zwijndrecht | Antwerp | Antwerp | 70 |
  