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Lummen
About Lummen
Lummen is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 15,452 inhabitants on an area of 53.7 km², a population density of 288 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Lummen ranks 235th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 23rd of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 212th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Lummen since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Lummen grew by 849 inhabitants (+5.8%), from 14,603 to 15,452. In the last year it changed by +105.
For population growth since 2016, Lummen ranks 220th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Lummen borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Lummen
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 3560 | Lummen, Linkhout, Meldert |
Distances from Lummen
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 14 | 9 |
| Leuven | 36 | 22 |
| Liège | 50 | 31 |
| Mechelen | 51 | 32 |
| Brussels | 58 | 36 |
| Namur | 63 | 39 |
| Antwerp | 64 | 40 |
| Charleroi | 83 | 51 |
| Ghent | 102 | 64 |
| Mons | 104 | 65 |
| Kortrijk | 136 | 85 |
| Bruges | 140 | 87 |
| Arlon | 153 | 95 |
| Ostend | 160 | 99 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Lummen: Wikipedia.