Municipality · Province of Limburg · Flanders
Gingelom
About Gingelom
Gingelom is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 8,755 inhabitants on an area of 56.4 km², a population density of 155 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Gingelom ranks 392nd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 31st of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 202nd in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Gingelom since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Gingelom grew by 378 inhabitants (+4.5%), from 8,377 to 8,755. In the last year it changed by −33. The highest figure in this period was in 2025.
For population growth since 2016, Gingelom ranks 290th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Gingelom borders 7 municipalities:
Postcodes in Gingelom
Distances from Gingelom
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 23 | 14 |
| Liège | 32 | 20 |
| Leuven | 36 | 23 |
| Namur | 37 | 23 |
| Brussels | 58 | 36 |
| Mechelen | 60 | 37 |
| Charleroi | 63 | 39 |
| Antwerp | 81 | 50 |
| Mons | 90 | 56 |
| Ghent | 108 | 67 |
| Arlon | 126 | 78 |
| Kortrijk | 134 | 83 |
| Bruges | 148 | 92 |
| Ostend | 166 | 103 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Gingelom: Wikipedia.