Municipality · Province of Namur · Wallonia
La Bruyère
About La Bruyère
La Bruyère is a municipality in the province of Namur in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 9,428 inhabitants on an area of 53.2 km², a population density of 177 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 138 per km² in Namur and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, La Bruyère ranks 378th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 18th of the 38 municipalities in Namur. By area it ranks 218th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of La Bruyère since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of La Bruyère grew by 368 inhabitants (+4.1%), from 9,060 to 9,428. In the last year it changed by +31.
For population growth since 2016, La Bruyère ranks 326th of 565. Over the same period the province of Namur changed by +3.5% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
La Bruyère borders 3 municipalities:
Distances from La Bruyère
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Namur | 9 | 6 |
| Charleroi | 29 | 18 |
| Leuven | 40 | 25 |
| Brussels | 49 | 30 |
| Liège | 56 | 35 |
| Hasselt | 56 | 35 |
| Mons | 60 | 37 |
| Mechelen | 61 | 38 |
| Antwerp | 87 | 54 |
| Ghent | 97 | 60 |
| Kortrijk | 113 | 70 |
| Arlon | 118 | 73 |
| Bruges | 138 | 85 |
| Ostend | 152 | 95 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about La Bruyère: Wikipedia.