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Deerlijk
About Deerlijk
Deerlijk is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 12,727 inhabitants on an area of 17.0 km², a population density of 750 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 390 per km² in West Flanders and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Deerlijk ranks 295th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 33rd of the 62 municipalities in West Flanders. By area it ranks 503rd in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Deerlijk since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Deerlijk grew by 989 inhabitants (+8.4%), from 11,738 to 12,727. In the last year it changed by +37.
For population growth since 2016, Deerlijk ranks 87th of 565. Over the same period the province of West Flanders changed by +4.6% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Deerlijk borders 4 municipalities:
Postcodes in Deerlijk
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 8540 | Deerlijk |
Distances from Deerlijk
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Kortrijk | 9 | 5 |
| Ghent | 36 | 22 |
| Bruges | 46 | 29 |
| Ostend | 51 | 32 |
| Mons | 61 | 38 |
| Brussels | 71 | 44 |
| Mechelen | 79 | 49 |
| Antwerp | 84 | 52 |
| Charleroi | 89 | 55 |
| Leuven | 94 | 58 |
| Namur | 114 | 71 |
| Hasselt | 138 | 86 |
| Liège | 158 | 98 |
| Arlon | 216 | 134 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Deerlijk: Wikipedia.