Municipality · Province of Flemish Brabant · Flanders
Kapelle-op-den-Bos
French Capelle-au-Bois
About Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Kapelle-op-den-Bos is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 9,848 inhabitants on an area of 15.5 km², a population density of 637 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 571 per km² in Flemish Brabant and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Kapelle-op-den-Bos ranks 367th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 50th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 509th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Kapelle-op-den-Bos since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Kapelle-op-den-Bos grew by 478 inhabitants (+5.1%), from 9,370 to 9,848. In the last year it changed by +42.
For population growth since 2016, Kapelle-op-den-Bos ranks 268th of 565. Over the same period the province of Flemish Brabant changed by +7.9% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kapelle-op-den-Bos borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Kapelle-op-den-Bos
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Kapelle-op-den-bos, Nieuwenrode, Ramsdonk |
Distances from Kapelle-op-den-Bos
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 7 | 4 |
| Brussels | 15 | 9 |
| Leuven | 28 | 17 |
| Antwerp | 28 | 18 |
| Ghent | 45 | 28 |
| Charleroi | 65 | 40 |
| Mons | 67 | 42 |
| Hasselt | 69 | 43 |
| Namur | 71 | 44 |
| Kortrijk | 80 | 50 |
| Bruges | 84 | 52 |
| Liège | 96 | 60 |
| Ostend | 103 | 64 |
| Arlon | 180 | 112 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Kapelle-op-den-Bos: Wikipedia.