Avelgem: map, population and postcodes

About Avelgem

Avelgem is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 10,426 inhabitants on an area of 22.1 km², a population density of 471 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 390 per km² in West Flanders and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Avelgem ranks 353rd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 44th of the 62 municipalities in West Flanders. By area it ranks 470th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Avelgem 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 Avelgem grew by 470 inhabitants (+4.7%), from 9,956 to 10,426. In the last year it changed by −24. The highest figure in this period was in 2025.

For population growth since 2016, Avelgem ranks 285th of 565. Over the same period the province of West Flanders changed by +4.6% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Postcode	Places
8580	Avelgem
8581	Kerkhove, Waarmaarde
8582	Outrijve
8583	Bossuit

Postcode

Places

Avelgem

Kerkhove, Waarmaarde

Outrijve

Bossuit

To	km	miles
Kortrijk	14	8
Ghent	38	24
Mons	51	32
Bruges	55	34
Ostend	61	38
Brussels	66	41
Mechelen	75	47
Charleroi	80	50
Antwerp	84	52
Leuven	89	55
Namur	106	66
Hasselt	133	83
Liège	151	94
Arlon	207	128

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