Municipality · Province of Hainaut · Wallonia
Frameries
About Frameries
Frameries is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 21,472 inhabitants on an area of 26.1 km², a population density of 822 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 359 per km² in Hainaut and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Frameries ranks 155th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 15th of the 69 municipalities in Hainaut. By area it ranks 434th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Frameries since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Frameries fell by 356 inhabitants (−1.6%), from 21,828 to 21,472. In the last year it changed by −158. The highest figure in this period was in 2020.
For population growth since 2016, Frameries ranks 537th of 565. Over the same period the province of Hainaut changed by +2.3% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Frameries borders 5 municipalities:
Postcodes in Frameries
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 7080 | Frameries, Eugies, La Bouverie, Noirchain, Sars-la-Bruyère |
Distances from Frameries
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Mons | 9 | 6 |
| Charleroi | 39 | 24 |
| Kortrijk | 63 | 39 |
| Brussels | 64 | 40 |
| Namur | 70 | 44 |
| Ghent | 77 | 48 |
| Leuven | 80 | 49 |
| Mechelen | 81 | 51 |
| Antwerp | 103 | 64 |
| Bruges | 107 | 66 |
| Ostend | 114 | 71 |
| Hasselt | 117 | 73 |
| Liège | 123 | 77 |
| Arlon | 158 | 98 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Frameries: Wikipedia.