Municipality · Province of Hainaut · Wallonia
Merbes-le-Château
About Merbes-le-Château
Merbes-le-Château is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 4,193 inhabitants on an area of 30.6 km², a population density of 137 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 359 per km² in Hainaut and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Merbes-le-Château ranks 512th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 65th of the 69 municipalities in Hainaut. By area it ranks 392nd in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Merbes-le-Château since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Merbes-le-Château fell by 86 inhabitants (−2.0%), from 4,279 to 4,193. In the last year it changed by +56. The highest figure in this period was in 2017.
For population growth since 2016, Merbes-le-Château ranks 542nd of 565. Over the same period the province of Hainaut changed by +2.3% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Merbes-le-Château borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Merbes-le-Château
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 6567 | Merbes-le-Château, Fontaine-Valmont, Labuissière, Merbes-Sainte-Marie |
Distances from Merbes-le-Château
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Charleroi | 20 | 13 |
| Mons | 22 | 13 |
| Namur | 51 | 31 |
| Brussels | 63 | 39 |
| Leuven | 72 | 45 |
| Mechelen | 81 | 50 |
| Kortrijk | 85 | 53 |
| Ghent | 90 | 56 |
| Hasselt | 104 | 65 |
| Liège | 105 | 65 |
| Antwerp | 105 | 65 |
| Bruges | 124 | 77 |
| Ostend | 133 | 83 |
| Arlon | 135 | 84 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Merbes-le-Château: Wikipedia.