# 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, 2019, and 2025 the fusion of the Belgian municipalities reduced the national total to 565 municipalities. Of these, the following is a list of the 285 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-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | ? |
| Bierbeek | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 9 |
| 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 |
| Bornem | Mechelen | Antwerp | 11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kortrijk | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 29 |
| Kraainem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 33 |
| 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 |
| Menen | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 36 |
| Merchtem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 44 |
| Merelbeke-Melle | Ghent | East Flanders | ? |
| Merksplas | Turnhout | Antwerp | 40 |
| Mesen | Ypres | West Flanders | 37 |
| Middelkerke | Ostend | West Flanders | 39 |
| Mol | Turnhout | Antwerp | 41 |
| Moorslede | Roeselare | West Flanders | 40 |
| Mortsel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 42 |
| Nazareth-De Pinte | Ghent | East Flanders | ? |
| 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 |
| Pajottegem | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | ? |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tielt | Tielt | West Flanders | 52 |
| Tielt-Winge | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 57 |
| Tienen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 58 |
| 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 |
| 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 |