Municipality · Province of Walloon Brabant · Wallonia
Beauvechain
Dutch Bevekom
About Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 7,248 inhabitants on an area of 38.7 km², a population density of 187 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 380 per km² in Walloon Brabant and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Beauvechain ranks 432nd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 23rd of the 27 municipalities in Walloon Brabant. By area it ranks 311th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Beauvechain since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Beauvechain grew by 144 inhabitants (+2.0%), from 7,104 to 7,248. In the last year it changed by +6.
For population growth since 2016, Beauvechain ranks 427th of 565. Over the same period the province of Walloon Brabant changed by +5.1% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Beauvechain borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Beauvechain
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 1320 |
Distances from Beauvechain
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Leuven | 12 | 8 |
| Brussels | 29 | 18 |
| Mechelen | 36 | 22 |
| Namur | 36 | 22 |
| Hasselt | 43 | 27 |
| Charleroi | 46 | 28 |
| Liège | 60 | 37 |
| Antwerp | 60 | 38 |
| Mons | 67 | 41 |
| Ghent | 80 | 50 |
| Kortrijk | 105 | 66 |
| Bruges | 121 | 75 |
| Ostend | 138 | 85 |
| Arlon | 143 | 89 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Beauvechain: Wikipedia.