This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal order, decree, or by an act of law.
In 2026, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, and Liège.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
City Arrondissement Province Population (1 January 2026) Year of the royal order or decree Communal Charter Aalst (Alost) Aalst 93,094 1825 1174 Aarschot (fr: Aerschot) Leuven 31,948 1825 1194 Andenne Namur 28,239 1825 Antoing Tournai 7,602 1825 1817 (title) Ans Liège 29,268 2021 Antwerp (nl, de: Antwerpen; fr: Anvers) Antwerp 565,615 1825 1221 Arlon (nl: Aarlen; de: Arel) Arlon 31,440 1825 Ath (nl: Aat) Ath 30,235 1825 1166 Aubange Arlon 17,845 2018 Bastogne (nl: Bastenaken) Bastogne 21,010 1825 1332 Beaumont Thuin 7,104 1825 Beauraing Dinant 9,474 1985 Beringen Hasselt 49,034 1985 1239 Bilzen-Hoeselt Tongeren 43,228 1985 1386 Binche Thuin 33,841 1825 Blankenberge Bruges 20,741 1985 Bouillon Neufchâteau 5,292 1825 Braine-le-Comte (nl: 's-Gravenbrakel) Soignies 23,761 1825 Bree Maaseik 17,371 1985 1386 Bruges (nl: Brugge) Bruges 120,458 1825 1128 Brussels(fr: Bruxelles; nl: Brussel; de: Brüssel) Brussels-Capital 1,255,834 1825 1229 Charleroi Charleroi 206,900 1825 Châtelet Charleroi 35,975 1825 Chièvres Bastogne 7,133 1825 Chimay Thuin 9,606 1825 Chiny Virton 5,222 1825 Ciney Dinant 17,140 1985 Comines-Warneton (nl: Komen-Waasten) Mouscron 18,286 1825 (Warneton) Couvin Philippeville 13,927 1985 Damme Bruges 11,321 1985 1180 Deinze Ghent 46,380 1825 1241 Dendermonde (fr: Termonde) Dendermonde 47,828 1825 1233 Diest Leuven 25,196 1825 1229 Diksmuide (Dixmude) Diksmuide 17,386 1825 12th Dilsen-Stokkem Maaseik 21,677 1987 1244 (Stokkem) Dinant Dinant 13,412 1825 Durbuy Marche-en-Famenne 11,364 1825 1331 Eeklo Eeklo 22,911 1825 1240 Enghien (nl: Edingen) Soignies 14,702 1825 Eupen Verviers 20,145 1808 1808 (title) Fleurus Charleroi 23,037 1982 Florenville Virton 5,681 1997 Fontaine-l'Évêque Charleroi 18,061 1825 Fosses-la-Ville Namur 10,513 1825 Geel Turnhout 42,650 1985 Gembloux (nl: Gembloers) Namur 26,573 1985 Genappe (nl: Genepiën) Nivelles 16,299 1985 Genk Hasselt 68,101 1999 Geraardsbergen (fr: Grammont) Aalst 35,338 1825 1068 Ghent (nl, de: Gent, fr: Gand) Ghent 274,042 1825 1178 Gistel Ostend 12,098 1985 13th Halen Hasselt 9,584 1985 1206 Halle (fr: Hal) Halle-Vilvoorde 43,131 1825 1225 Hamont-Achel Maaseik 14,572 1985 14th century (Hamont) Hannut (nl: Hannuit) Waremme 17,295 1985 Harelbeke Kortrijk 30,605 1985 1153 Hasselt Hasselt 90,914 1825 1232 Herk-de-Stad (fr: Herck-la-Ville) Hasselt 13,004 1985 1386 Herentals Turnhout 29,163 1985 1209 Herstal Liège 40,909 2009 Herve Verviers 17,822 1825 Hoogstraten Turnhout 22,525 1985 1210 Houffalize Bastogne 5,385 1825 Huy (nl: Hoei) Huy 21,913 1825 1066 Izegem Roeselare 29,444 1825 1817 (title) Jodoigne (nl: Geldenaken) Nivelles 15,030 1985 Kortrijk (fr: Courtrai) Kortrijk 81,523 1825 1127 La Louvière La Louvière 81,751 1985 La Roche-en-Ardenne Marche-en-Famenne 4,055 1825 Landen Leuven 16,458 1985 1211 Le Rœulx Soignies 8,716 1825 Lessines (nl: Lessen) Soignies 18,901 1825 Leuven (fr: Louvain, de: Löwen) Leuven 105,357 1825 1211 Leuze-en-Hainaut Tournai 14,217 1825 Libramont-Chevigny Neufchâteau 12,065 2025 Liège (nl: Luik, de: Lüttich) Liège 198,102 1825 Lier (fr: Lierre) Mechelen 38,747 1825 1212 Limbourg (nl, de: Limburg) Verviers 5,669 1825 Lokeren Sint-Niklaas 50,897 1825 1804 (title) Lommel Maaseik 35,451 1990 Lo-Reninge Diksmuide 3,138 1985 Maaseik Maaseik 25,896 1825 1244 Malmedy (de: Malmünde) Verviers 12,973 historical Marche-en-Famenne Marche-en-Famenne 18,007 1825 13th century Mechelen (fr: Malines; de: Mecheln) Mechelen 90,355 1825 1301 Menen (fr: Menin) Kortrijk 34,640 1825 Mesen (fr: Messines) Ypres 1,068 1985 Mons (nl, de: Bergen) Mons 97,745 1825 Mortsel Antwerp 26,961 1999 Mouscron (nl: Moeskroen) Mouscron 60,410 1986 Namur (nl: Namen) Namur 115,457 1825 10th century Neufchâteau Neufchâteau 8,388 1825 Nieuwpoort (fr: Nieuport) Veurne 11,431 1825 1163 Ninove Aalst 40,879 1825 12th Nivelles (nl: Nijvel) Nivelles 29,830 1825 13th century Ostend (nl: Oostende; fr/de: Ostende) Ostend 73,000 1825 1267 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Nivelles 31,823 1982 Oudenaarde (fr: Audenarde) Oudenaarde 33,105 1825 1189 Oudenburg Ostend 10,449 1985 1226 Peer Maaseik 16,788 1985 Péruwelz Tournai 17,350 1825 Philippeville Philippeville 9,599 1825 Poperinge Ypres 19,890 1825 1147 Rochefort Dinant 12,756 1985 Roeselare (fr: Roulers) Roeselare 67,697 1825 1250 Ronse (fr: Renaix) Oudenaarde 27,731 1825 1240 Saint-Ghislain Mons 23,969 1825 Saint-Hubert Neufchâteau 5,741 1825 Sambreville Namur 28,587 2024 St. Vith (fr: Saint Vith) Verviers 10,191 historical Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (fr: Montaigu-Zichem) Leuven 24,537 1985 1605 Seraing Liège 64,764 1999 Sint-Niklaas (fr: Saint-Nicolas) Sint-Niklaas 83,400 1825 Sint-Truiden (fr: Saint-Trond) Hasselt 41,987 1825 8th Soignies (nl: Zinnik) Soignies 29,397 1825 1142 Spa Verviers 9,923 2018 Stavelot Verviers 7,221 1825 Thuin Thuin 14,916 1825 Tielt Tielt 31,973 1825 1245 Tienen (fr: Tirlemont) Leuven 36,962 1825 Tongeren-Borgloon (fr: Tongres-Looz) Tongeren 44,239 1825 Torhout Bruges 21,154 1825 Tournai (nl: Doornik) Tournai 69,066 1825 1188 Tubize (nl: Tubeke) Nivelles 29,043 2017 Turnhout Turnhout 48,490 1825 1212 Verviers Verviers 56,182 1825 Veurne (Furnes) Veurne 12,749 1825 Vilvoorde (fr: Vilvorde) Halle-Vilvoorde 48,413 1985 1192 Virton Virton 11,456 1825 Visé (nl: Wezet) Liège 18,097 1825 Walcourt Philippeville 18,338 1985 Waregem Kortrijk 40,737 1999 Waremme (nl: Borgworm) Waremme 15,427 1985 Wavre (nl: Waver) Nivelles 35,735 1825 Wervik (fr: Wervicq) Ypres 19,234 1825 Ypres (nl: Ieper) Ypres 35,629 1825 1174 Zottegem (fr: Sottegem) Aalst 28,343 1985 Zoutleeuw (fr: Léau) Leuven 8,805 1985 1107
See also City status in Belgium List of most populous municipalities in Belgium Municipalities of Belgium List of cities in Flanders List of cities in Wallonia
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