
Belgium: Antwerp Province (Sub-Municipalities)
Municipalities
The population of the municipalities in Antwerp Province.
Name | Status | Population Census 2011-01-01 | Population Estimate 2016-01-01 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
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Aartselaar | Municipality | 14,310 | 14,262 | 14,455 | 14,890 | → |
Antwerpen (Anvers) [Antwerp] | Municipality | 493,548 | 517,042 | 529,417 | 544,759 | → |
Arendonk | Municipality | 12,869 | 13,142 | 13,207 | 13,391 | → |
Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc) | Municipality | 2,594 | 2,663 | 2,935 | 3,001 | → |
Balen | Municipality | 21,303 | 22,168 | 22,853 | 23,523 | → |
Beerse | Municipality | 17,033 | 17,829 | 18,194 | 18,601 | → |
Berlaar | Municipality | 10,890 | 11,203 | 11,710 | 12,061 | → |
Boechout | Municipality | 12,726 | 12,844 | 13,527 | 13,831 | → |
Bonheiden | Municipality | 14,656 | 14,704 | 15,177 | 15,454 | → |
Boom | Municipality | 16,986 | 17,737 | 18,799 | 19,431 | → |
Bornem | Municipality | 20,728 | 21,039 | 21,428 | 22,076 | → |
Borsbeek | Municipality | 10,207 | 10,540 | 11,077 | 11,379 | → |
Brasschaat | Municipality | 37,186 | 37,673 | 38,211 | 38,470 | → |
Brecht | Municipality | 27,799 | 28,534 | 29,809 | 30,610 | → |
Dessel | Municipality | 9,177 | 9,420 | 9,659 | 9,892 | → |
Duffel | Municipality | 16,770 | 17,292 | 17,714 | 18,062 | → |
Edegem | Municipality | 21,104 | 21,578 | 22,244 | 23,009 | → |
Essen | Municipality | 17,921 | 18,615 | 19,196 | 19,630 | → |
Geel | Municipality | 37,483 | 39,225 | 40,781 | 42,331 | → |
Grobbendonk | Municipality | 11,050 | 11,204 | 11,249 | 11,607 | → |
Heist-op-den-Berg | Municipality | 40,236 | 42,110 | 43,096 | 44,505 | → |
Hemiksem | Municipality | 10,316 | 11,148 | 11,722 | 12,396 | → |
Herentals | Municipality | 27,122 | 27,728 | 28,194 | 28,865 | → |
Herenthout | Municipality | 8,723 | 8,806 | 9,185 | 9,454 | → |
Herselt | Municipality | 14,387 | 14,491 | 14,649 | 14,838 | → |
Hoogstraten | Municipality | 20,052 | 21,183 | 21,560 | 22,278 | → |
Hove | Municipality | 8,187 | 8,141 | 8,287 | 8,406 | → |
Hulshout | Municipality | 9,970 | 10,255 | 10,553 | 10,594 | → |
Kalmthout | Municipality | 17,953 | 18,336 | 19,020 | 19,672 | → |
Kapellen | Municipality | 26,439 | 26,745 | 27,157 | 27,782 | → |
Kasterlee | Municipality | 18,137 | 18,331 | 19,052 | 19,648 | → |
Kontich | Municipality | 20,581 | 20,873 | 21,260 | 21,693 | → |
Laakdal | Municipality | 15,430 | 15,851 | 16,293 | 16,753 | → |
Lier (Lierre) | Municipality | 34,124 | 34,905 | 36,923 | 38,210 | → |
Lille | Municipality | 16,391 | 16,404 | 16,517 | 17,026 | → |
Lint | Municipality | 8,522 | 8,821 | 8,575 | 8,505 | → |
Malle | Municipality | 14,613 | 15,158 | 15,620 | 16,194 | → |
Mechelen (Malines) | Municipality | 81,925 | 84,523 | 86,911 | 89,313 | → |
Meerhout | Municipality | 9,804 | 10,162 | 10,279 | 10,396 | → |
Merksplas | Municipality | 8,559 | 8,642 | 8,616 | 8,883 | → |
Mol | Municipality | 34,446 | 36,034 | 37,021 | 38,534 | → |
Mortsel | Municipality | 24,804 | 25,551 | 26,170 | 26,588 | → |
Niel | Municipality | 9,389 | 10,136 | 10,493 | 10,966 | → |
Nijlen | Municipality | 21,824 | 22,651 | 22,985 | 23,707 | → |
Olen | Municipality | 11,782 | 12,242 | 12,600 | 12,824 | → |
Oud-Turnhout | Municipality | 12,915 | 13,307 | 14,201 | 14,828 | → |
Putte | Municipality | 16,555 | 17,227 | 18,109 | 18,914 | → |
Puurs-Sint-Amands | Municipality | 24,744 | 25,331 | 26,208 | 26,957 | → |
Ranst | Municipality | 18,426 | 18,856 | 19,249 | 19,776 | → |
Ravels | Municipality | 14,440 | 14,735 | 15,104 | 15,514 | → |
Retie | Municipality | 10,806 | 11,096 | 11,582 | 11,867 | → |
Rijkevorsel | Municipality | 11,271 | 11,823 | 12,262 | 12,561 | → |
Rumst | Municipality | 14,755 | 15,140 | 15,146 | 15,536 | → |
Schelle | Municipality | 8,080 | 8,259 | 8,559 | 8,614 | → |
Schilde | Municipality | 19,429 | 19,434 | 19,925 | 20,319 | → |
Schoten | Municipality | 33,596 | 34,063 | 34,291 | 34,641 | → |
Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Municipality | 20,342 | 20,609 | 21,197 | 21,792 | → |
Stabroek | Municipality | 17,960 | 18,515 | 18,680 | 18,826 | → |
Turnhout | Municipality | 41,264 | 42,965 | 45,874 | 47,305 | → |
Vorselaar | Municipality | 7,558 | 7,777 | 7,995 | 8,034 | → |
Vosselaar | Municipality | 10,475 | 10,935 | 11,443 | 11,801 | → |
Westerlo | Municipality | 24,198 | 24,705 | 25,288 | 25,625 | → |
Wijnegem | Municipality | 9,039 | 9,365 | 10,084 | 10,580 | → |
Willebroek | Municipality | 24,529 | 25,745 | 27,081 | 28,248 | → |
Wommelgem | Municipality | 12,370 | 12,591 | 12,991 | 13,370 | → |
Wuustwezel | Municipality | 19,369 | 20,228 | 21,346 | 21,794 | → |
Zandhoven | Municipality | 12,531 | 12,768 | 13,124 | 13,445 | → |
Zoersel | Municipality | 21,413 | 21,764 | 22,142 | 22,557 | → |
Zwijndrecht | Municipality | 18,652 | 18,957 | 19,263 | 19,580 | → |
Antwerpen [Antwerp] | Province | 1,764,773 | 1,824,136 | 1,875,524 | 1,926,522 |
Contents: Sub-Municipalities
The population of sub-municipalities (deelgemeenten) in Antwerp Province.
Name | Status | Municipality | Population Census 2011-01-01 | Population Estimate 2016-01-01 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
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Aartselaar | Municipality | Aartselaar | 14,310 | 14,262 | 14,455 | 14,890 | → |
Antwerpen (Anvers) [Antwerp] | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 178,570 | 190,006 | 192,551 | 200,610 | → |
Arendonk | Municipality | Arendonk | 12,869 | 13,142 | 13,207 | 13,391 | → |
Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc) | Municipality | Baarle-Hertog | 2,594 | 2,663 | 2,935 | 3,001 | → |
Balen | Sub-Municipality | Balen | 17,615 | 18,441 | 19,064 | 19,651 | → |
Beerse | Sub-Municipality | Beerse | 14,180 | 14,820 | 15,155 | 15,438 | → |
Beerzel | Sub-Municipality | Putte | 5,662 | 5,992 | 6,204 | 6,541 | → |
Berchem | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 41,977 | 43,142 | 43,180 | 43,811 | → |
Berendrecht - Zandvliet - Lillo | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 9,813 | 9,817 | 9,923 | 10,026 | → |
Berlaar (incl. Gestel) | Municipality | Berlaar | 10,890 | 11,203 | 11,710 | 12,061 | → |
Bevel | Sub-Municipality | Nijlen | 2,204 | 2,219 | 2,187 | 2,307 | → |
Blaasveld | Sub-Municipality | Willebroek | 4,174 | 4,384 | 4,377 | 4,511 | → |
Boechout | Sub-Municipality | Boechout | 10,118 | 10,247 | 10,880 | 11,179 | → |
Bonheiden | Sub-Municipality | Bonheiden | 8,910 | 8,976 | 9,364 | 9,586 | → |
Booischot | Sub-Municipality | Heist-op-den-Berg | 6,540 | 6,799 | 7,078 | 7,237 | → |
Boom | Municipality | Boom | 16,986 | 17,737 | 18,799 | 19,431 | → |
Borgerhout | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 44,277 | 46,226 | 45,769 | 46,669 | → |
Bornem | Sub-Municipality | Bornem | 13,196 | 13,324 | 13,708 | 14,230 | → |
Borsbeek | Municipality | Borsbeek | 10,207 | 10,540 | 11,077 | 11,379 | → |
Bouwel | Sub-Municipality | Grobbendonk | 3,168 | 3,068 | 3,067 | 3,131 | → |
Brasschaat | Municipality | Brasschaat | 37,186 | 37,673 | 38,211 | 38,470 | → |
Brecht | Sub-Municipality | Brecht | 13,465 | 13,769 | 14,545 | 14,924 | → |
Breendonk | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 2,783 | 2,837 | 3,052 | 3,363 | → |
Broechem | Sub-Municipality | Ranst | 4,024 | 4,105 | 4,142 | 4,309 | → |
Burcht | Sub-Municipality | Zwijndrecht | 7,299 | 7,520 | 7,608 | 7,732 | → |
Dessel | Municipality | Dessel | 9,177 | 9,420 | 9,659 | 9,892 | → |
Deurne | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 73,717 | 77,829 | 80,781 | 83,471 | → |
Duffel | Municipality | Duffel | 16,770 | 17,292 | 17,714 | 18,062 | → |
Edegem | Municipality | Edegem | 21,104 | 21,578 | 22,244 | 23,009 | → |
Eindhout | Sub-Municipality | Laakdal | 3,261 | 3,334 | 3,356 | 3,438 | → |
Ekeren | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 27,381 | 27,549 | 28,500 | 29,158 | → |
Emblem | Sub-Municipality | Ranst | 3,544 | 3,737 | 3,895 | 4,013 | → |
Essen | Municipality | Essen | 17,921 | 18,615 | 19,196 | 19,630 | → |
Geel | Sub-Municipality | Geel | 34,793 | 36,250 | 37,753 | 39,290 | → |
Gierle | Sub-Municipality | Lille | 4,353 | 4,352 | 4,428 | 4,562 | → |
Grobbendonk | Sub-Municipality | Grobbendonk | 7,880 | 8,135 | 8,182 | 8,473 | → |
Hallaar | Sub-Municipality | Heist-op-den-Berg | 3,206 | 3,440 | 3,560 | 3,650 | → |
Halle | Sub-Municipality | Zoersel | 7,207 | 7,381 | 7,772 | 7,888 | → |
Heffen | Sub-Municipality | Mechelen | 2,194 | 2,160 | 2,160 | 2,222 | → |
Heindonk | Sub-Municipality | Willebroek | 713 | 728 | 700 | 697 | → |
Heist-Op-Den-Berg | Sub-Municipality | Heist-op-den-Berg | 16,422 | 17,427 | 17,906 | 18,633 | → |
Hemiksem | Municipality | Hemiksem | 10,316 | 11,148 | 11,722 | 12,396 | → |
Herentals | Sub-Municipality | Herentals | 19,880 | 20,525 | 20,836 | 21,363 | → |
Herenthout | Municipality | Herenthout | 8,723 | 8,806 | 9,185 | 9,454 | → |
Herselt | Sub-Municipality | Herselt | 9,970 | 10,015 | 10,192 | 10,322 | → |
Hingene | Sub-Municipality | Bornem | 5,022 | 5,025 | 5,028 | 4,977 | → |
Hoboken | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 36,047 | 37,627 | 41,220 | 41,463 | → |
Hoevenen | Sub-Municipality | Stabroek | 8,387 | 8,485 | 8,462 | 8,476 | → |
Hombeek | Sub-Municipality | Mechelen | 3,976 | 4,071 | 4,304 | 4,504 | → |
Hoogstraten | Sub-Municipality | Hoogstraten | 7,298 | 7,837 | 8,043 | 8,360 | → |
Houtvenne | Sub-Municipality | Hulshout | 1,960 | 2,058 | 2,097 | 2,108 | → |
Hove | Municipality | Hove | 8,187 | 8,141 | 8,287 | 8,406 | → |
Hulshout | Sub-Municipality | Hulshout | 5,813 | 5,879 | 6,011 | 6,078 | → |
Itegem | Sub-Municipality | Heist-op-den-Berg | 5,590 | 5,825 | 5,826 | 5,867 | → |
Kalmthout | Municipality | Kalmthout | 17,953 | 18,336 | 19,020 | 19,672 | → |
Kapellen | Municipality | Kapellen | 26,439 | 26,744 | 27,146 | 27,771 | → |
Kasterlee | Sub-Municipality | Kasterlee | 8,102 | 8,348 | 8,610 | 8,854 | → |
Kessel | Sub-Municipality | Nijlen | 7,419 | 7,481 | 7,485 | 7,658 | → |
Koningshooikt | Sub-Municipality | Lier | 4,217 | 4,229 | 4,243 | 4,429 | → |
Kontich | Sub-Municipality | Kontich | 18,759 | 19,026 | 19,392 | 19,726 | → |
Leest | Sub-Municipality | Mechelen | 2,765 | 2,809 | 2,725 | 2,752 | → |
Lichtaart | Sub-Municipality | Kasterlee | 6,109 | 6,114 | 6,373 | 6,583 | → |
Lier (Lierre) | Sub-Municipality | Lier | 29,905 | 30,672 | 32,667 | 33,771 | → |
Liezele | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 1,799 | 1,749 | 1,807 | 1,780 | → |
Lille | Sub-Municipality | Lille | 5,319 | 5,304 | 5,208 | 5,362 | → |
Lint | Municipality | Lint | 8,522 | 8,821 | 8,575 | 8,505 | → |
Lippelo | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 1,159 | 1,136 | 1,138 | 1,152 | → |
Loenhout | Sub-Municipality | Wuustwezel | 3,909 | 4,188 | 4,411 | 4,459 | → |
Mariekerke | Sub-Municipality | Bornem | 2,089 | 2,229 | 2,226 | 2,368 | → |
Massenhoven | Sub-Municipality | Zandhoven | 1,174 | 1,209 | 1,181 | 1,192 | → |
Mechelen (Malines) | Sub-Municipality | Mechelen | 65,936 | 68,309 | 70,121 | 71,908 | → |
Meer | Sub-Municipality | Hoogstraten | 3,592 | 3,636 | 3,542 | 3,697 | → |
Meerhout | Municipality | Meerhout | 9,804 | 10,162 | 10,279 | 10,396 | → |
Meerle | Sub-Municipality | Hoogstraten | 3,678 | 3,714 | 3,671 | 3,799 | → |
Merksem | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 41,940 | 43,748 | 44,808 | 46,356 | → |
Merksplas | Municipality | Merksplas | 8,559 | 8,642 | 8,616 | 8,883 | → |
Minderhout | Sub-Municipality | Hoogstraten | 3,670 | 4,094 | 4,420 | 4,516 | → |
Mol | Municipality | Mol | 34,446 | 36,034 | 37,021 | 38,534 | → |
Morkhoven | Sub-Municipality | Herentals | 2,024 | 2,005 | 2,157 | 2,339 | → |
Mortsel | Municipality | Mortsel | 24,804 | 25,551 | 26,170 | 26,588 | → |
Muizen | Sub-Municipality | Mechelen | 5,141 | 5,203 | 5,523 | 5,820 | → |
Niel | Municipality | Niel | 9,389 | 10,136 | 10,493 | 10,966 | → |
Nijlen | Sub-Municipality | Nijlen | 12,200 | 12,951 | 13,309 | 13,740 | → |
Noorderwijk | Sub-Municipality | Herentals | 5,210 | 5,185 | 5,196 | 5,142 | → |
Oelegem | Sub-Municipality | Ranst | 4,799 | 4,818 | 4,881 | 4,992 | → |
Oevel | Sub-Municipality | Westerlo | 3,426 | 3,502 | 3,678 | 3,696 | → |
Olen | Municipality | Olen | 11,782 | 12,242 | 12,600 | 12,824 | → |
Olmen | Sub-Municipality | Balen | 3,688 | 3,726 | 3,788 | 3,865 | → |
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver | Sub-Municipality | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | 5,602 | 5,679 | 5,635 | 5,634 | → |
Oostmalle | Sub-Municipality | Malle | 6,823 | 7,185 | 7,388 | 7,815 | → |
Oppuurs | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 2,059 | 2,044 | 2,048 | 2,084 | → |
Oud-Turnhout | Municipality | Oud-Turnhout | 12,915 | 13,307 | 14,201 | 14,828 | → |
Poederlee | Sub-Municipality | Lille | 2,847 | 2,862 | 2,823 | 2,864 | → |
Poppel | Sub-Municipality | Ravels | 3,941 | 3,951 | 3,986 | 4,092 | → |
Pulderbos | Sub-Municipality | Zandhoven | 2,756 | 2,807 | 2,797 | 2,863 | → |
Pulle | Sub-Municipality | Zandhoven | 2,682 | 2,711 | 2,841 | 2,903 | → |
Putte | Sub-Municipality | Putte | 10,893 | 11,235 | 11,902 | 12,365 | → |
Puurs | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 7,542 | 7,795 | 7,806 | 8,005 | → |
Ramsel | Sub-Municipality | Herselt | 4,412 | 4,476 | 4,456 | 4,506 | → |
Ranst | Sub-Municipality | Ranst | 6,059 | 6,196 | 6,329 | 6,460 | → |
Ravels | Sub-Municipality | Ravels | 5,789 | 5,948 | 6,221 | 6,358 | → |
Reet | Sub-Municipality | Rumst | 6,868 | 6,885 | 6,860 | 7,000 | → |
Retie | Municipality | Retie | 10,806 | 11,096 | 11,582 | 11,867 | → |
Rijkevorsel | Municipality | Rijkevorsel | 11,271 | 11,823 | 12,262 | 12,561 | → |
Rijmenam | Sub-Municipality | Bonheiden | 5,746 | 5,728 | 5,809 | 5,865 | → |
Ruisbroek | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 4,476 | 4,618 | 5,015 | 5,125 | → |
Rumst | Sub-Municipality | Rumst | 5,336 | 5,456 | 5,555 | 5,745 | → |
Schelle | Municipality | Schelle | 8,080 | 8,259 | 8,559 | 8,614 | → |
Schilde | Sub-Municipality | Schilde | 13,076 | 13,149 | 13,447 | 13,723 | → |
Schoten | Municipality | Schoten | 33,596 | 34,063 | 34,291 | 34,641 | → |
Schriek | Sub-Municipality | Heist-op-den-Berg | 4,912 | 5,000 | 5,098 | 5,231 | → |
's-Gravenwezel | Sub-Municipality | Schilde | 6,351 | 6,284 | 6,477 | 6,596 | → |
Sint-Amands | Sub-Municipality | Puurs-Sint-Amands | 4,926 | 5,152 | 5,338 | 5,445 | → |
Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor | Sub-Municipality | Brecht | 7,997 | 8,229 | 8,647 | 8,829 | → |
Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Sub-Municipality | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | 14,740 | 14,930 | 15,551 | 16,152 | → |
Sint-Lenaarts | Sub-Municipality | Brecht | 6,294 | 6,524 | 6,607 | 6,846 | → |
Stabroek | Sub-Municipality | Stabroek | 9,573 | 10,029 | 10,210 | 10,343 | → |
Ten Aard | Sub-Municipality | Geel | 2,679 | 2,973 | 3,005 | 3,015 | → |
Terhagen | Sub-Municipality | Rumst | 2,551 | 2,799 | 2,724 | 2,779 | → |
Tielen | Sub-Municipality | Kasterlee | 3,924 | 3,866 | 4,060 | 4,201 | → |
Tisselt | Sub-Municipality | Willebroek | 3,101 | 3,368 | 3,415 | 3,457 | → |
Tongerlo | Sub-Municipality | Westerlo | 7,337 | 7,403 | 7,506 | 7,506 | → |
Turnhout | Municipality | Turnhout | 41,264 | 42,965 | 45,874 | 47,305 | → |
Varendonk | Sub-Municipality | Laakdal | 216 | 232 | 224 | 233 | → |
Veerle | Sub-Municipality | Laakdal | 5,516 | 5,581 | 5,790 | 5,955 | → |
Viersel | Sub-Municipality | Zandhoven | 1,184 | 1,206 | 1,321 | 1,356 | → |
Vlimmeren | Sub-Municipality | Beerse | 2,853 | 3,008 | 3,037 | 3,158 | → |
Vorselaar | Municipality | Vorselaar | 7,558 | 7,777 | 7,995 | 8,034 | → |
Vorst | Sub-Municipality | Laakdal | 6,434 | 6,704 | 6,919 | 7,123 | → |
Vosselaar | Municipality | Vosselaar | 10,475 | 10,935 | 11,443 | 11,801 | → |
Vremde | Sub-Municipality | Boechout | 2,608 | 2,597 | 2,646 | 2,650 | → |
Waarloos | Sub-Municipality | Kontich | 1,821 | 1,847 | 1,860 | 1,967 | → |
Walem | Sub-Municipality | Mechelen | 1,899 | 1,969 | 2,049 | 2,071 | → |
Wechelderzande | Sub-Municipality | Lille | 3,872 | 3,886 | 4,054 | 4,227 | → |
Weelde | Sub-Municipality | Ravels | 4,709 | 4,836 | 4,879 | 5,050 | → |
Weert | Sub-Municipality | Bornem | 417 | 460 | 462 | 495 | → |
Westerlo | Sub-Municipality | Westerlo | 11,356 | 11,605 | 11,772 | 12,115 | → |
Westmalle | Sub-Municipality | Malle | 7,784 | 7,973 | 8,229 | 8,377 | → |
Westmeerbeek | Sub-Municipality | Hulshout | 2,197 | 2,317 | 2,444 | 2,408 | → |
Wiekevorst | Sub-Municipality | Heist-op-den-Berg | 3,565 | 3,617 | 3,622 | 3,879 | → |
Wijnegem | Municipality | Wijnegem | 9,039 | 9,365 | 10,084 | 10,580 | → |
Willebroek | Sub-Municipality | Willebroek | 16,539 | 17,265 | 18,577 | 19,573 | → |
Wilrijk | Sub-Municipality | Antwerpen | 39,550 | 40,892 | 41,819 | 42,463 | → |
Wommelgem | Municipality | Wommelgem | 12,370 | 12,591 | 12,991 | 13,370 | → |
Wortel | Sub-Municipality | Hoogstraten | 1,810 | 1,902 | 1,844 | 1,870 | → |
Wuustwezel | Sub-Municipality | Wuustwezel | 15,460 | 16,040 | 16,930 | 17,309 | → |
Zandhoven | Sub-Municipality | Zandhoven | 4,735 | 4,834 | 4,972 | 5,131 | → |
Zoerle-Parwijs | Sub-Municipality | Westerlo | 2,078 | 2,195 | 2,331 | 2,303 | → |
Zoersel | Sub-Municipality | Zoersel | 14,204 | 14,383 | 14,366 | 14,668 | → |
Zwijndrecht | Sub-Municipality | Zwijndrecht | 11,345 | 11,435 | 11,653 | 11,846 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium.
Explanation: The presented sub-municipalities are based on single NIS6 areas or groups of them. Boundary differences in comparison to dissolved municipalities are possible.