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]
| 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 (1/1/2017) | Year of the Royal Order | Communal Charter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst (Alost) | 84,859 | 1825 | 1174 | |||
| Aarschot (fr: Aerschot) | 29,654 | 1825 | 1194 | |||
| 26,767 | 1825 | |||||
| 7,829 | 1825 | 1817 (title) | ||||
| 28,280 | 2021 | |||||
| Antwerp (nl: Antwerpen; fr: Anvers) | 520,504 | 1825 | 1221 | |||
| Arlon (nl: Aarlen; de: Arel) | 29,585 | 1825 | ||||
| Ath (nl: Aat) | 29,074 | 1825 | 1166 | |||
| 16,927 | 2018 | |||||
| Bastogne (nl: Bastenaken) | 15,737 | 1825 | 1332 | |||
| 7,095 | 1825 | |||||
| 9,161 | 1985 | |||||
| 45,704 | 1985 | 1239 | ||||
| 32,151 | 1985 | 1386 | ||||
| 33,545 | 1825 | |||||
| 20,265 | 1985 | |||||
| Borgloon (fr: Looz) | 10,668 | 1985 | ± 1200 | |||
| 5,459 | 1825 | |||||
| Braine-le-Comte (nl: s-Gravenbrakel) | 21,532 | 1825 | ||||
| 15,911 | 1985 | 1386 | ||||
| Bruges (nl: Brugge) | 118,187 | 1825 | 1128 | |||
| Brussels (fr: Bruxelles; nl: Brussel; de: Brüssel) | 1,235,192 | 1825 | 1229 | |||
| 201,256 | 1825 | |||||
| 36,350 | 1825 | |||||
| 6,913 | 1825 | |||||
| 9,879 | 1825 | |||||
| 5,179 | 1825 | |||||
| 16,360 | 1985 | |||||
| Comines-Warneton (nl: Komen-Waasten) | 18,102 | 1825 (Warneton) | ||||
| 13,908 | 1985 | |||||
| 10,945 | 1985 | 1180 | ||||
| 30,906 | 1825 | 1241 | ||||
| Dendermonde (fr: Termonde) | 45,583 | 1825 | 1233 | |||
| 23,612 | 1825 | 1229 | ||||
| Diksmuide (Dixmude) | 16,719 | 1825 | 12th | |||
| 20,310 | 1987 | 1244 (Stokkem) | ||||
| 13,568 | 1825 | |||||
| 11,459 | 1825 | 1331 | ||||
| 20,708 | 1825 | 1240 | ||||
| Enghien (nl: Edingen) | 13,563 | 1825 | ||||
| 19,461 | 1808 | 1808 (title) | ||||
| 22,624 | 1982 | |||||
| 5,628 | 1997 | |||||
| 17,673 | 1825 | |||||
| 10,436 | 1825 | |||||
| 39,560 | 1985 | |||||
| Gembloux (nl: Gembloers) | 25,763 | 1985 | ||||
| Genappe (nl: Genepiën) | 15,334 | 1985 | ||||
| 65,986 | 1999 | |||||
| Geraardsbergen (fr: Grammont) | 33,204 | 1825 | 1068 | |||
| Ghent (nl, de: Gent, fr: Gand) | 259,083 | 1825 | 1178 | |||
| 12,021 | 1985 | 13th | ||||
| 9,511 | 1985 | 1206 | ||||
| Halle (fr: Hal) | 38,680 | 1825 | 1225 | |||
| 14,427 | 1985 | 14th century (Hamont) | ||||
| Hannut (nl: Hannuit) | 16,254 | 1985 | ||||
| 27,683 | 1985 | 1153 | ||||
| 77,124 | 1825 | 1232 | ||||
| Herk-de-Stad (fr: Herck-la-Ville) | 12,694 | 1985 | 1386 | |||
| 27,800 | 1985 | 1209 | ||||
| 39,939 | 2009 | |||||
| 17,638 | 1825 | |||||
| 21,300 | 1985 | 1210 | ||||
| 5,232 | 1825 | |||||
| Huy (nl: Hoei) | 21,301 | 1825 | 1066 | |||
| 27,590 | 1825 | 1817 (title) | ||||
| Kortrijk (fr: Courtrai) | 75,736 | 1825 | 1127 | |||
| Jodoigne (nl: Geldenaken) | 14,005 | 1985 | ||||
| 80,719 | 1985 | |||||
| 4,162 | 1825 | |||||
| 15,919 | 1985 | 1211 | ||||
| 8,552 | 1825 | |||||
| Lessines (nl: Lessen) | 18,580 | 1825 | ||||
| Leuven (fr: Louvain, de: Löwen) | 100,291 | 1825 | 1211 | |||
| 13,814 | 1825 | |||||
| Liège (nl: Luik, de: Lüttich) | 197,885 | 1825 | ||||
| Lier (fr: Lierre) | 35,244 | 1825 | 1212 | |||
| Limbourg (nl, de: Limburg) | 5,990 | 1825 | ||||
| 41,057 | 1825 | 1804 (title) | ||||
| 33,996 | 1990 | |||||
| 3,288 | 1985 | |||||
| 25,233 | 1825 | 1244 | ||||
| Malmedy (de: Malmünde) | 12,503 | historical | ||||
| 17,401 | 1825 | 13th century | ||||
| Mechelen (fr: Malines; de: Mecheln) | 85,665 | 1825 | 1301 | |||
| Menen (fr: Menin) | 33,112 | 1825 | ||||
| Mesen (fr: Messines) | 1,049 | 1985 | ||||
| Mons (nl, de: Bergen) | 95,220 | 1825 | ||||
| 25,588 | 1999 | |||||
| Mouscron (nl: Moeskroen) | 57,773 | 1986 | ||||
| Namur (nl: Namen) | 110,628 | 1825 | 10th century | |||
| 7,597 | 1825 | |||||
| Nieuwpoort (fr: Nieuport) | 11,351 | 1825 | 1163 | |||
| 38,446 | 1825 | 12th | ||||
| Nivelles (nl: Nijvel) | 28,368 | 1825 | 13th century | |||
| Ostend (nl: Oostende; fr/de: Ostende) | 70,994 | 1825 | 1267 | |||
| 31,543 | 1982 | |||||
| Oudenaarde (fr: Audenarde) | 30,972 | 1825 | 1189 | |||
| 9,325 | 1985 | 1226 | ||||
| 16,427 | 1985 | |||||
| 17,152 | 1825 | |||||
| 9,239 | 1825 | |||||
| 19,735 | 1825 | 1147 | ||||
| 12,599 | 1985 | |||||
| Roeselare (fr: Roulers) | 61,657 | 1825 | 1250 | |||
| Ronse (fr: Renaix) | 26,092 | 1825 | 1240 | |||
| 23,207 | 1825 | |||||
| 5,588 | 1825 | |||||
| St. Vith (fr: Saint Vith) | 9,661 | historical | ||||
| Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (fr: Montaigu-Zichem) | 22,924 | 1985 | 1605 | |||
| 64,157 | 1999 | |||||
| Sint-Niklaas (fr: Saint-Nicolas) | 76,028 | 1825 | ||||
| Sint-Truiden (fr: Saint-Trond) | 40,169 | 1825 | 8th | |||
| Soignies (nl: Zinnik) | 27,447 | 1825 | 1142 | |||
| 10,345 | 2018 | |||||
| 7,140 | 1825 | |||||
| 14,600 | 1825 | |||||
| 20,301 | 1825 | 1245 | ||||
| Tienen (fr: Tirlemont) | 34,365 | 1825 | ||||
| Tongeren (fr: Tongres) | 30,865 | 1825 | ||||
| 20,503 | 1825 | |||||
| Tournai (nl: Doornik) | 69,493 | 1825 | 1188 | |||
| Tubize (nl: Tubeke) | 25,914 | 2017 | ||||
| 43,467 | 1825 | 1212 | ||||
| 55,194 | 1825 | |||||
| Veurne (Furnes) | 11,727 | 1825 | ||||
| Vilvoorde (fr: Vilvorde) | 43,653 | 1985 | 1192 | |||
| 11,381 | 1825 | |||||
| Visé (nl: Wezet) | 17,759 | 1825 | ||||
| 18,353 | 1985 | |||||
| 37,871 | 1999 | |||||
| Waremme (nl: Borgworm) | 15,036 | 1985 | ||||
| Wavre (nl: Waver) | 34,169 | 1825 | ||||
| Wervik (fr: Wervicq) | 18,689 | 1825 | ||||
| Ypres (nl: Ieper) | 35,014 | 1825 | 1174 | |||
| Zottegem (fr: Sottegem) | 26,137 | 1985 | ||||
| Zoutleeuw (fr: Léau) | 8,446 | 1985 | 1107 |