Municipality · Province of Liège · Wallonia
Lincent
Dutch Lijsem
About Lincent
Lincent is a municipality in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 3,419 inhabitants on an area of 14.7 km², a population density of 232 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 292 per km² in Liège and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Lincent ranks 534th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 76th of the 84 municipalities in Liège. By area it ranks 511th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Lincent since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Lincent grew by 138 inhabitants (+4.2%), from 3,281 to 3,419. In the last year it changed by +44.
For population growth since 2016, Lincent ranks 313th of 565. Over the same period the province of Liège changed by +2.4% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Lincent borders 4 municipalities:
Postcodes in Lincent
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 4287 |
Distances from Lincent
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Leuven | 29 | 18 |
| Hasselt | 30 | 19 |
| Namur | 31 | 19 |
| Liège | 41 | 25 |
| Brussels | 49 | 30 |
| Mechelen | 53 | 33 |
| Charleroi | 54 | 33 |
| Antwerp | 75 | 47 |
| Mons | 80 | 50 |
| Ghent | 99 | 62 |
| Kortrijk | 124 | 77 |
| Arlon | 128 | 80 |
| Bruges | 140 | 87 |
| Ostend | 157 | 98 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Lincent: Wikipedia.