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Pajottegem

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Pajottegem (highlighted) and its 8 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Pajottegem

Pajottegem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 25,283 inhabitants on an area of 120.2 km², a population density of 210 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 565 per km² in Flemish Brabant and lower than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Pajottegem ranks 122nd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 13th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 44th in Belgium.

Merged in 2025. Since 1 January 2025, Pajottegem includes the former municipalities of Galmaarden, Gooik and Herne. The figures on this page are for the merged municipality. All 2025 mergers →

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Pajottegem borders 8 municipalities:

Postcodes in Pajottegem

PostcodePlaces
1540Herne, Herfelingen
1541Sint-Pieters-Kapelle
1570Galmaarden, Tollembeek
1755Gooik, Kester, Leerbeek, Oetingen

Distances from Pajottegem

Tokmmiles
Brussels2717
Mons3421
Mechelen4226
Ghent4226
Charleroi4629
Leuven4930
Kortrijk5534
Antwerp6138
Namur6742
Bruges8050
Hasselt9257
Ostend9358
Liège11068
Arlon173107

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Pajottegem: Wikipedia.