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Horebeke

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About Horebeke

Horebeke is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 2,020 inhabitants on an area of 11.5 km², a population density of 176 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 532 per km² in East Flanders and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Horebeke ranks 561st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 55th of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 525th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Horebeke since 2016

1 January 2016: 2,00020162,0001 January 2017: 2,02820171 January 2018: 2,04820181 January 2019: 2,03620191 January 2020: 2,02220201 January 2021: 2,00920211 January 2022: 2,02320221 January 2023: 2,03620231 January 2024: 2,01220241 January 2025: 2,02620251 January 2026: 2,02020262,020
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 Horebeke grew by 20 inhabitants (+1.0%), from 2,000 to 2,020. In the last year it changed by −6. The highest figure in this period was in 2018.

For population growth since 2016, Horebeke ranks 475th of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Horebeke borders 4 municipalities:

Postcodes in Horebeke

PostcodePlaces
9667Horebeke

Distances from Horebeke

Tokmmiles
Ghent2717
Kortrijk3019
Mons4729
Brussels4830
Bruges5736
Mechelen5736
Antwerp6742
Ostend6842
Charleroi6943
Leuven7144
Namur9358
Hasselt11572
Liège13584
Arlon197122

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Nearby municipalities

More about Horebeke: Wikipedia.