List of cities in Flanders
This is a list of cities in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. The status of "city" is historical and does not necessarily mean it has a high number of inhabitants: see city status in Belgium for more information.
Brussels is not listed because it is not part of the Flemish Region; it is however included in the Flemish Community.
| City name | Arrondissement | Province | Inhabitants (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst | Aalst | East Flanders | 81,853 |
| Aarschot | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 28,755 |
| Antwerp | Antwerp | Antwerp | 502,604 |
| Beringen | Hasselt | Limburg | 43,661 |
| Bilzen | Tongeren | Limburg | 31,358 |
| Blankenberge | Bruges | West Flanders | 19,337 |
| Borgloon | Tongeren | Limburg | 10,495 |
| Bree | Maaseik | Limburg | 15,379 |
| Bruges | Bruges | West Flanders | 117,170 |
| Damme | Bruges | West Flanders | 10,844 |
| Deinze | Ghent | East Flanders | 29,724 |
| Dendermonde | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 44,484 |
| Diest | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 23,259 |
| Diksmuide | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 16,432 |
| Dilsen-Stokkem | Maaseik | Limburg | 19,947 |
| Eeklo | Eeklo | East Flanders | 20,274 |
| Geel | Turnhout | Antwerp | 37,848 |
| Genk | Hasselt | Limburg | 65,264 |
| Ghent | Gent | East Flanders | 248,242 |
| Geraardsbergen | Aalst | East Flanders | 32,629 |
| Gistel | Ostend | West Flanders | 11,792 |
| Halen | Hasselt | Limburg | 9,352 |
| Halle | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 36,852 |
| Hamont-Achel | Maaseik | Limburg | 14,225 |
| Harelbeke | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 26,957 |
| Hasselt | Hasselt | Limburg | 74,588 |
| Herentals | Turnhout | Antwerp | 27,368 |
| Herk-de-Stad | Hasselt | Limburg | 12,316 |
| Hoogstraten | Turnhout | Antwerp | 20,386 |
| Ypres | Ypres | West Flanders | 35,087 |
| Izegem | Roeselare | West Flanders | 27,363 |
| Kortrijk | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 75,219 |
| Landen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 15,546 |
| Leuven | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 97,656 |
| Lier | Mechelen | Antwerp | 34,276 |
| Lo-Reninge | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 3,299 |
| Lokeren | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 39,882 |
| Lommel | Maaseik | Limburg | 33,409 |
| Maaseik | Maaseik | Limburg | 24,828 |
| Mechelen | Mechelen | Antwerp | 82,325 |
| Menen | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 32,683 |
| Mesen | Ypres | West Flanders | 952 |
| Mortsel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 25,143 |
| Nieuwpoort | Veurne | West Flanders | 11,368 |
| Ninove | Aalst | East Flanders | 37,295 |
| Ostend | Ostend | West Flanders | 70,284 |
| Oudenaarde | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 30,248 |
| Oudenburg | Ostend | West Flanders | 9,110 |
| Peer | Maaseik | Limburg | 16,194 |
| Poperinge | Ypres | West Flanders | 19,989 |
| Roeselare | Roeselare | West Flanders | 58,823 |
| Ronse | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 25,403 |
| Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 22,592 |
| Sint-Niklaas | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 72,883 |
| Sint-Truiden | Hasselt | Limburg | 39,747 |
| Tielt | Tielt | West Flanders | 19,922 |
| Tienen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 32,987 |
| Tongeren | Tongeren | Limburg | 30,557 |
| Torhout | Bruges | West Flanders | 20,149 |
| Turnhout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 41,572 |
| Veurne | Veurne | West Flanders | 11,516 |
| Vilvoorde | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 41,005 |
| Waregem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 36,751 |
| Wervik | Ypres | West Flanders | 18,374 |
| Zottegem | Aalst | East Flanders | 25,398 |
| Zoutleeuw | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 8,252 |