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Maasmechelen

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Maasmechelen (highlighted) and its 4 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Maasmechelen

Maasmechelen is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 40,219 inhabitants on an area of 76.9 km², a population density of 523 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 371 per km² in Limburg and higher than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Maasmechelen ranks 52nd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 7th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 128th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Maasmechelen borders 4 municipalities:

Postcodes in Maasmechelen

PostcodePlaces
3630Eisden, Leut, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Meeswijk, Opgrimbie, Vucht
3631Boorsem, Uikhoven

Distances from Maasmechelen

Tokmmiles
Hasselt2515
Liège3824
Leuven6943
Namur8050
Mechelen8654
Brussels9257
Antwerp9760
Charleroi10766
Mons13383
Ghent13785
Arlon14490
Kortrijk170106
Bruges175109
Ostend194121

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Maasmechelen: Wikipedia.