Municipality · Province of Liège · Wallonia
Bassenge
Dutch Bitsingen
About Bassenge
Bassenge is a municipality in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 9,059 inhabitants on an area of 38.2 km², a population density of 237 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 292 per km² in Liège and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Bassenge ranks 385th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 39th of the 84 municipalities in Liège. By area it ranks 316th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Bassenge since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Bassenge grew by 65 inhabitants (+0.7%), from 8,994 to 9,059. In the last year it changed by +6.
For population growth since 2016, Bassenge ranks 490th of 565. Over the same period the province of Liège changed by +2.4% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Bassenge borders 5 municipalities:
Postcodes in Bassenge
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 4690 |
Distances from Bassenge
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Liège | 15 | 9 |
| Hasselt | 26 | 16 |
| Namur | 62 | 39 |
| Leuven | 65 | 40 |
| Mechelen | 86 | 54 |
| Brussels | 88 | 54 |
| Charleroi | 91 | 57 |
| Antwerp | 103 | 64 |
| Mons | 121 | 75 |
| Arlon | 122 | 76 |
| Ghent | 136 | 85 |
| Kortrijk | 165 | 102 |
| Bruges | 176 | 109 |
| Ostend | 194 | 121 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Bassenge: Wikipedia.