Assenede: map, population and postcodes

About Assenede

Assenede is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 14,626 inhabitants on an area of 87.5 km², a population density of 167 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 532 per km² in East Flanders and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Assenede ranks 255th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 39th of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 95th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Assenede since 2016

Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Assenede grew by 543 inhabitants (+3.9%), from 14,083 to 14,626. In the last year it changed by +9. The highest figure in this period was in 2024.

For population growth since 2016, Assenede ranks 338th of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Postcode	Places
9960	Assenede
9961	Boekhoute
9968	Bassevelde, Oosteeklo

Postcode

Places

9960

Assenede

9961

Boekhoute

9968

Bassevelde, Oosteeklo

Distances from Assenede

To	km	miles
Ghent	17	11
Bruges	35	22
Antwerp	46	28
Ostend	55	34
Mechelen	56	35
Kortrijk	57	35
Brussels	61	38
Leuven	79	49
Mons	88	55
Charleroi	103	64
Namur	118	73
Hasselt	118	73
Liège	147	91
Arlon	227	141

miles

103