Municipality · Province of Walloon Brabant · Wallonia
Chastre
About Chastre
Chastre is a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 7,817 inhabitants on an area of 31.6 km², a population density of 248 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, Chastre ranks 418th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 20th of the 27 municipalities in Walloon Brabant. By area it ranks 383rd in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Chastre since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Chastre grew by 299 inhabitants (+4.0%), from 7,518 to 7,817. In the last year it changed by +4.
For population growth since 2016, Chastre ranks 333rd of 565. Over the same period the province of Walloon Brabant changed by +5.1% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Chastre borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Chastre
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 1450 |
Distances from Chastre
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Namur | 23 | 14 |
| Charleroi | 23 | 14 |
| Leuven | 33 | 21 |
| Brussels | 36 | 22 |
| Mons | 48 | 30 |
| Mechelen | 50 | 31 |
| Hasselt | 62 | 38 |
| Liège | 68 | 43 |
| Antwerp | 77 | 48 |
| Ghent | 83 | 52 |
| Kortrijk | 99 | 61 |
| Bruges | 123 | 76 |
| Arlon | 132 | 82 |
| Ostend | 138 | 86 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Chastre: Wikipedia.