Municipality · Province of East Flanders · Flanders
Gavere
French Gavre
About Gavere
Gavere is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 13,437 inhabitants on an area of 31.6 km², a population density of 426 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 532 per km² in East Flanders and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Gavere ranks 279th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 42nd of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 384th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Gavere since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Gavere grew by 757 inhabitants (+6.0%), from 12,680 to 13,437. In the last year it changed by +84.
For population growth since 2016, Gavere ranks 210th of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Gavere borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Gavere
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 9890 | Gavere |
Distances from Gavere
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Ghent | 16 | 10 |
| Kortrijk | 33 | 20 |
| Bruges | 48 | 30 |
| Brussels | 49 | 30 |
| Mechelen | 55 | 34 |
| Mons | 57 | 35 |
| Antwerp | 60 | 38 |
| Ostend | 62 | 38 |
| Leuven | 72 | 45 |
| Charleroi | 77 | 48 |
| Namur | 99 | 61 |
| Hasselt | 115 | 72 |
| Liège | 138 | 86 |
| Arlon | 205 | 127 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Gavere: Wikipedia.