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.
In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp , Ghent , Charleroi , Liège , and Brussels .[1]
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 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
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