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Brecht
About Brecht
Brecht is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 30,755 inhabitants on an area of 91.4 km², a population density of 337 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, Brecht ranks 87th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 10th of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 91st in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Brecht since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Brecht grew by 2,221 inhabitants (+7.8%), from 28,534 to 30,755. In the last year it changed by +91.
For population growth since 2016, Brecht ranks 114th of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Brecht borders 8 municipalities:
Postcodes in Brecht
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 2960 | Brecht, Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor, Sint-Lenaarts |
Distances from Brecht
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 20 | 12 |
| Mechelen | 36 | 23 |
| Leuven | 51 | 32 |
| Brussels | 54 | 34 |
| Hasselt | 68 | 42 |
| Ghent | 69 | 43 |
| Bruges | 99 | 61 |
| Namur | 99 | 61 |
| Charleroi | 103 | 64 |
| Liège | 103 | 64 |
| Mons | 108 | 67 |
| Kortrijk | 112 | 70 |
| Ostend | 119 | 74 |
| Arlon | 202 | 126 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Brecht: Wikipedia.