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Baarle-Hertog
French Baerle-Duc
About Baarle-Hertog
Baarle-Hertog is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 3,103 inhabitants on an area of 7.5 km², a population density of 412 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 677 per km² in Antwerp and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Baarle-Hertog ranks 544th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 67th of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 540th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Baarle-Hertog since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Baarle-Hertog grew by 440 inhabitants (+16.5%), from 2,663 to 3,103. In the last year it changed by +20.
For population growth since 2016, Baarle-Hertog ranks 2nd of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Baarle-Hertog borders 4 municipalities:
Postcodes in Baarle-Hertog
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 2387 | Baarle-Hertog |
Distances from Baarle-Hertog
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 41 | 25 |
| Mechelen | 54 | 34 |
| Leuven | 62 | 39 |
| Hasselt | 65 | 40 |
| Brussels | 72 | 44 |
| Ghent | 90 | 56 |
| Liège | 101 | 63 |
| Namur | 108 | 67 |
| Charleroi | 116 | 72 |
| Bruges | 118 | 74 |
| Mons | 126 | 78 |
| Kortrijk | 134 | 83 |
| Ostend | 139 | 86 |
| Arlon | 205 | 127 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Baarle-Hertog: Wikipedia.