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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

French Montaigu-Zichem

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About Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 24,537 inhabitants on an area of 51.2 km², a population density of 479 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 571 per km² in Flemish Brabant and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem ranks 125th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 15th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 226th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem since 2016

1 January 2016: 22,833201622,8331 January 2017: 22,92420171 January 2018: 22,95220181 January 2019: 23,02920191 January 2020: 23,07820201 January 2021: 23,13520211 January 2022: 23,37520221 January 2023: 23,70520231 January 2024: 24,00120241 January 2025: 24,20020251 January 2026: 24,537202624,537
Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem grew by 1,704 inhabitants (+7.5%), from 22,833 to 24,537. In the last year it changed by +337.

For population growth since 2016, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem ranks 131st of 565. Over the same period the province of Flemish Brabant changed by +7.9% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem borders 6 municipalities:

Postcodes in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

PostcodePlaces
3270Scherpenheuvel
3271Averbode, Zichem
3272Messelbroek, Testelt

Distances from Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Tokmmiles
Leuven2214
Hasselt2717
Mechelen3623
Brussels4427
Antwerp5132
Liège6037
Namur6037
Charleroi7446
Ghent8754
Mons9358
Kortrijk12276
Bruges12678
Ostend14590
Arlon15898

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Nearby municipalities

More about Scherpenheuvel-Zichem: Wikipedia.