Municipality · Province of Namur · Wallonia
Assesse
About Assesse
Assesse is a municipality in the province of Namur in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 7,386 inhabitants on an area of 78.6 km², a population density of 94 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 138 per km² in Namur and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Assesse ranks 430th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 25th of the 38 municipalities in Namur. By area it ranks 124th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Assesse since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Assesse grew by 469 inhabitants (+6.8%), from 6,917 to 7,386. In the last year it changed by +43.
For population growth since 2016, Assesse ranks 168th of 565. Over the same period the province of Namur changed by +3.5% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Assesse borders 6 municipalities:
Distances from Assesse
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Namur | 13 | 8 |
| Charleroi | 40 | 25 |
| Liège | 51 | 32 |
| Leuven | 60 | 37 |
| Hasselt | 65 | 40 |
| Brussels | 70 | 44 |
| Mons | 73 | 45 |
| Mechelen | 82 | 51 |
| Arlon | 97 | 60 |
| Antwerp | 108 | 67 |
| Ghent | 118 | 74 |
| Kortrijk | 131 | 81 |
| Bruges | 158 | 98 |
| Ostend | 173 | 107 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Assesse: Wikipedia.