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Sint-Truiden

French Saint-Trond

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About Sint-Truiden

Sint-Truiden is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 41,987 inhabitants on an area of 107.2 km², a population density of 392 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Sint-Truiden ranks 48th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 6th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 61st in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Sint-Truiden since 2016

1 January 2016: 40,158201640,1581 January 2017: 40,16920171 January 2018: 40,47320181 January 2019: 40,59020191 January 2020: 40,67220201 January 2021: 40,55720211 January 2022: 40,84520221 January 2023: 41,35320231 January 2024: 41,46920241 January 2025: 41,74320251 January 2026: 41,987202641,987
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 Sint-Truiden grew by 1,829 inhabitants (+4.6%), from 40,158 to 41,987. In the last year it changed by +244.

For population growth since 2016, Sint-Truiden ranks 289th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Sint-Truiden borders 9 municipalities:

Postcodes in Sint-Truiden

PostcodePlaces
3800Sint-Truiden, Aalst, Brustem, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Ordingen, Zepperen
3803Duras, Gorsem, Runkelen, Wilderen
3806Velm

Distances from Sint-Truiden

Tokmmiles
Hasselt159
Liège3421
Leuven3622
Namur4528
Mechelen5836
Brussels5936
Charleroi6943
Antwerp7748
Mons9659
Ghent10867
Arlon13383
Kortrijk13685
Bruges14792
Ostend166103

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Nearby municipalities

More about Sint-Truiden: Wikipedia.