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Tongeren-Borgloon

French Tongres-Looz · German Tongern-Borgloon

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About Tongeren-Borgloon

Tongeren-Borgloon is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 44,239 inhabitants on an area of 139.2 km², a population density of 318 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, Tongeren-Borgloon ranks 43rd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 4th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 29th in Belgium.

Merged in 2025. Since 1 January 2025, Tongeren-Borgloon includes the former municipalities of Borgloon and Tongeren. The figures on this page are for the merged municipality. All 2025 mergers →

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Tongeren-Borgloon since 2016

1 January 2016: 41,299201641,2991 January 2017: 41,53320171 January 2018: 41,72920181 January 2019: 41,90220191 January 2020: 42,15220201 January 2021: 42,34720211 January 2022: 42,83420221 January 2023: 43,37020231 January 2024: 43,71820241 January 2025: 43,98020251 January 2026: 44,239202644,239
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 Tongeren-Borgloon grew by 2,940 inhabitants (+7.1%), from 41,299 to 44,239. In the last year it changed by +259.

For population growth since 2016, Tongeren-Borgloon ranks 149th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%. Figures before 2025 are those of the former municipalities added up.

Neighbouring municipalities

Tongeren-Borgloon borders 12 municipalities:

Postcodes in Tongeren-Borgloon

PostcodePlaces
3700Tongeren, Berg, Diets-Heur, Henis 's Herenelderen, Koninksem, Lauw, Mal, Neerrepen, Nerem, Overrepen, Piringen, Riksingen, Rutten, Sluizen, Vreren, Widooie
3840Borgloon- Bommershoven, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, Voort

Distances from Tongeren-Borgloon

Tokmmiles
Hasselt1610
Liège2113
Leuven5132
Namur5333
Mechelen7345
Brussels7446
Charleroi8050
Antwerp9056
Mons10967
Ghent12376
Arlon12678
Kortrijk15194
Bruges163101
Ostend181112

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Tongeren-Borgloon: Wikipedia.