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Vleteren
About Vleteren
Vleteren is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 3,581 inhabitants on an area of 38.5 km², a population density of 93 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 390 per km² in West Flanders and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Vleteren ranks 529th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 58th of the 62 municipalities in West Flanders. By area it ranks 314th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Vleteren since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Vleteren fell by 92 inhabitants (−2.5%), from 3,673 to 3,581. In the last year it changed by −2. The highest figure in this period was in 2019.
For population growth since 2016, Vleteren ranks 547th of 565. Over the same period the province of West Flanders changed by +4.6% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Vleteren borders 4 municipalities:
Postcodes in Vleteren
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 8640 | Vleteren |
Distances from Vleteren
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Ostend | 35 | 22 |
| Kortrijk | 39 | 24 |
| Bruges | 50 | 31 |
| Ghent | 71 | 44 |
| Mons | 101 | 63 |
| Brussels | 115 | 71 |
| Antwerp | 120 | 75 |
| Mechelen | 120 | 75 |
| Charleroi | 131 | 82 |
| Leuven | 138 | 86 |
| Namur | 158 | 98 |
| Hasselt | 182 | 113 |
| Liège | 203 | 126 |
| Arlon | 257 | 160 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Vleteren: Wikipedia.