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Gistel

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Gistel (highlighted) and its 5 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Gistel

Gistel is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 12,244 inhabitants on an area of 42.8 km², a population density of 286 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 387 per km² in West Flanders and lower than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Gistel ranks 303rd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 35th of the 62 municipalities in West Flanders. By area it ranks 282nd in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Gistel borders 5 municipalities:

Postcodes in Gistel

PostcodePlaces
8470Gistel

Distances from Gistel

Tokmmiles
Ostend74
Bruges2214
Kortrijk4528
Ghent5534
Antwerp10062
Brussels10565
Mons10666
Mechelen10666
Leuven12779
Charleroi13382
Namur15697
Hasselt169105
Liège194121
Arlon260162

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Gistel: Wikipedia.