Municipality · Province of Limburg · Flanders
Dilsen-Stokkem
French Dilsen-Stockem · German Dilsen-Stockheim
About Dilsen-Stokkem
Dilsen-Stokkem is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 21,677 inhabitants on an area of 65.9 km², a population density of 329 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Dilsen-Stokkem ranks 153rd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 17th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 160th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Dilsen-Stokkem since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Dilsen-Stokkem grew by 1,390 inhabitants (+6.9%), from 20,287 to 21,677. In the last year it changed by +191.
For population growth since 2016, Dilsen-Stokkem ranks 161st of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Dilsen-Stokkem borders 3 municipalities:
Postcodes in Dilsen-Stokkem
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 3650 | Dilsen, Elen, Lanklaar, Rotem, Stokkem |
Distances from Dilsen-Stokkem
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 30 | 19 |
| Liège | 46 | 28 |
| Leuven | 73 | 45 |
| Namur | 87 | 54 |
| Mechelen | 88 | 55 |
| Brussels | 95 | 59 |
| Antwerp | 97 | 60 |
| Charleroi | 113 | 70 |
| Mons | 139 | 86 |
| Ghent | 139 | 86 |
| Arlon | 151 | 94 |
| Kortrijk | 174 | 108 |
| Bruges | 176 | 109 |
| Ostend | 196 | 122 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Dilsen-Stokkem: Wikipedia.