Municipality · Province of Limburg · Flanders
Peer
About Peer
Peer is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 16,788 inhabitants on an area of 87.2 km², a population density of 192 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, Peer ranks 220th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 22nd of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 97th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Peer since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Peer grew by 476 inhabitants (+2.9%), from 16,312 to 16,788. In the last year it changed by +103.
For population growth since 2016, Peer ranks 386th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Peer borders 5 municipalities:
Postcodes in Peer
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 3990 | Peer, Grote-Brogel, Kleine-Brogel, Wijchmaal |
Distances from Peer
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 25 | 16 |
| Liège | 56 | 35 |
| Leuven | 60 | 37 |
| Mechelen | 72 | 44 |
| Antwerp | 77 | 48 |
| Brussels | 81 | 50 |
| Namur | 85 | 53 |
| Charleroi | 107 | 66 |
| Ghent | 121 | 75 |
| Mons | 129 | 80 |
| Bruges | 157 | 98 |
| Kortrijk | 158 | 98 |
| Arlon | 163 | 101 |
| Ostend | 177 | 110 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Peer: Wikipedia.