Municipality · Province of Namur · Wallonia
Dinant
About Dinant
Dinant is a municipality in the province of Namur in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 13,412 inhabitants on an area of 99.8 km², a population density of 134 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 138 per km² in Namur and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Dinant ranks 281st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 11th of the 38 municipalities in Namur. By area it ranks 73rd in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Dinant since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Dinant fell by 82 inhabitants (−0.6%), from 13,494 to 13,412. In the last year it changed by +151. The highest figure in this period was in 2017.
For population growth since 2016, Dinant ranks 525th of 565. Over the same period the province of Namur changed by +3.5% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Dinant borders 6 municipalities:
Distances from Dinant
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Namur | 24 | 15 |
| Charleroi | 41 | 25 |
| Liège | 63 | 39 |
| Leuven | 72 | 45 |
| Mons | 73 | 45 |
| Hasselt | 79 | 49 |
| Brussels | 80 | 50 |
| Arlon | 88 | 55 |
| Mechelen | 93 | 58 |
| Antwerp | 119 | 74 |
| Ghent | 126 | 78 |
| Kortrijk | 134 | 83 |
| Bruges | 165 | 102 |
| Ostend | 178 | 110 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Dinant: Wikipedia.