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Kasterlee
About Kasterlee
Kasterlee is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 19,835 inhabitants on an area of 72.3 km², a population density of 274 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 677 per km² in Antwerp and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Kasterlee ranks 178th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 29th of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 146th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Kasterlee since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Kasterlee grew by 1,504 inhabitants (+8.2%), from 18,331 to 19,835. In the last year it changed by +33.
For population growth since 2016, Kasterlee ranks 97th of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kasterlee borders 8 municipalities:
Postcodes in Kasterlee
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 2460 | Kasterlee, Lichtaart, Tielen |
Distances from Kasterlee
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 40 | 25 |
| Mechelen | 42 | 26 |
| Leuven | 43 | 27 |
| Hasselt | 46 | 28 |
| Brussels | 57 | 36 |
| Liège | 82 | 51 |
| Ghent | 87 | 54 |
| Namur | 87 | 54 |
| Charleroi | 98 | 61 |
| Mons | 111 | 69 |
| Bruges | 120 | 75 |
| Kortrijk | 127 | 79 |
| Ostend | 141 | 87 |
| Arlon | 184 | 115 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Kasterlee: Wikipedia.