Municipality · Province of Liège · Wallonia
Oreye
Dutch Oerle
About Oreye
Oreye is a municipality in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 4,091 inhabitants on an area of 19.6 km², a population density of 208 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, Oreye ranks 517th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 69th of the 84 municipalities in Liège. By area it ranks 485th in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Oreye since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Oreye grew by 238 inhabitants (+6.2%), from 3,853 to 4,091. In the last year it changed by +29.
For population growth since 2016, Oreye ranks 198th of 565. Over the same period the province of Liège changed by +2.4% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Oreye borders 5 municipalities:
Postcodes in Oreye
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 4360 |
Distances from Oreye
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Liège | 20 | 12 |
| Hasselt | 21 | 13 |
| Namur | 44 | 28 |
| Leuven | 48 | 30 |
| Brussels | 70 | 44 |
| Mechelen | 72 | 44 |
| Charleroi | 73 | 45 |
| Antwerp | 91 | 56 |
| Mons | 102 | 63 |
| Ghent | 120 | 75 |
| Arlon | 121 | 75 |
| Kortrijk | 147 | 91 |
| Bruges | 160 | 100 |
| Ostend | 178 | 111 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Oreye: Wikipedia.