Herzele: map, population and postcodes

About Herzele

Herzele is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 19,291 inhabitants on an area of 47.9 km², a population density of 403 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, Herzele ranks 184th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 32nd of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 241st in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Herzele since 2016

Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Herzele grew by 1,741 inhabitants (+9.9%), from 17,550 to 19,291. In the last year it changed by +112.

For population growth since 2016, Herzele ranks 54th of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Postcode	Places
9550	Herzele, Hillegem, Sint-Antelinks, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Steenhuize-Wijnhuize, Woubrechtegem
9551	Ressegem
9552	Borsbeke

Postcode

Places

9550

Herzele, Hillegem, Sint-Antelinks, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Steenhuize-Wijnhuize, Woubrechtegem

9551

Ressegem

9552

Borsbeke

To	km	miles
Ghent	26	16
Brussels	34	21
Mechelen	43	27
Kortrijk	45	28
Mons	47	29
Antwerp	55	34
Leuven	57	35
Charleroi	63	39
Bruges	63	39
Ostend	78	48
Namur	83	51
Hasselt	101	63
Liège	122	76
Arlon	190	118

miles