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Kruisem

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About Kruisem

Kruisem is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 16,035 inhabitants on an area of 71.5 km², a population density of 224 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, Kruisem ranks 229th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 35th of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 147th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Kruisem since 2016

1 January 2016: 15,664201615,6641 January 2017: 15,58020171 January 2018: 15,63820181 January 2019: 15,64120191 January 2020: 15,74320201 January 2021: 15,75020211 January 2022: 15,87620221 January 2023: 15,95220231 January 2024: 15,96120241 January 2025: 16,00620251 January 2026: 16,035202616,035
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 Kruisem grew by 371 inhabitants (+2.4%), from 15,664 to 16,035. In the last year it changed by +29.

For population growth since 2016, Kruisem ranks 413th of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Kruisem borders 8 municipalities:

Postcodes in Kruisem

PostcodePlaces
9750Zingem
9770Kruishoutem
9771Nokere
9772Wannegem-Lede

Distances from Kruisem

Tokmmiles
Ghent2214
Kortrijk2415
Bruges4528
Ostend5635
Brussels5736
Mons5836
Mechelen6440
Antwerp6943
Leuven8050
Charleroi8251
Namur10565
Hasselt12477
Liège14691
Arlon210130

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Nearby municipalities

More about Kruisem: Wikipedia.