Arrondissements of Belgium

Arrondissements of Belgium are subdivisions below the provinces of Belgium. There are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas.

Belgium, a federalized state, geographically consists of 3 regions, of which only the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region are subdivided into five provinces each; the Brussels-Capital Region is neither a province nor is it part of one.

Administrative

Administrative arrondissements of Belgium

The 43 administrative arrondissements are an administrative level between the municipalities and the provinces. Brussels-Capital forms a single arrondissement for all 19 municipalities in the region by that name.

Dutch name	French name	HASC	NUTS	NIS/INS
Aalst	Alost	BE.OV.AL	BE231	41
Aarlen	Arlon	BE.LX.AR	BE341	81
Aat	Ath	BE.HT.AT	BE321	51
Antwerpen	Anvers	BE.AN.AW	BE211	11
Bastenaken	Bastogne	BE.LX.BS	BE342	82
Bergen	Mons	BE.HT.MN	BE323	53
Borgworm	Waremme	BE.LG.WR	BE334	64
Brugge	Bruges	BE.WV.BG	BE251	31
Brussel-Hoofdstad	Bruxelles-Capitale	BE.BU.BR	BE100	21
-	Charleroi	BE.HT.CR	BE322	52
Dendermonde	Termonde	BE.OV.DM	BE232	42
Diksmuide	Dixmude	BE.WV.DK	BE252	32
-	Dinant	BE.NA.DN	BE351	91
Doornik	Tournai	BE.HT.TR	BE327	57
Eeklo	-	BE.OV.EK	BE233	43
Gent	Gand	BE.OV.GT	BE234	44
Halle-Vilvoorde	Hal-Vilvorde	BE.VB.HV	BE241	23
Hasselt	-	BE.LI.HS	BE221	71
Hoei	Huy	BE.LG.HY	BE331	61
Ieper	Ypres	BE.WV.IP	BE253	33
Kortrijk	Courtrai	BE.WV.KR	BE254	34
Leuven	Louvain	BE.VB.LV	BE242	24
Luik	Liège	BE.LG.LG	BE332	62
Maaseik	-	BE.LI.MS	BE222	72
-	Marche-en-Famenne	BE.LX.MR	BE343	83
Mechelen	Malines	BE.AN.MH	BE212	12
Moeskroen	Mouscron	BE.HT.MC	BE324	54
Namen	Namur	BE.NA.NM	BE352	92
-	Neufchâteau	BE.LX.NC	BE344	84
Nijvel	Nivelles	BE.BW.NV	BE310	25
Oostende	Ostende	BE.WV.OS	BE255	35
Oudenaarde	Audenarde	BE.OV.OD	BE235	45
-	Philippeville	BE.NA.PV	BE353	93
Roeselare	Roulers	BE.WV.RS	BE256	36
Sint-Niklaas	Saint-Nicolas	BE.OV.SN	BE236	46
-	Thuin	BE.HT.TN	BE326	56
Tielt	-	BE.WV.TL	BE257	37
Tongeren	Tongres	BE.LI.TG	BE223	73
Turnhout	-	BE.AN.TH	BE213	13
-	Verviers	BE.LG.VV	BE335 BE336	63
Veurne	Furnes	BE.WV.VR	BE258	38
-	Virton	BE.LX.VT	BE345	85
Zinnik	Soignies	BE.HT.SG	BE325	55

Judicial

Judicial arrondissements of Belgium

Belgium had 27 judicial arrondissements until April 1, 2014.^[1]

Judicial arrondissement	Province	Containing administrative arrondissements
Arlon	Luxemburg	Arlon, Virton
Antwerp	Antwerp	Antwerp
Bruges	West Flanders	Bruges, Ostend parts of: Roeselare, Tielt
Brussels	Flemish Brabant; none[2]	Brussels-Capital, Halle-Vilvoorde
Charleroi	Hainaut	Charleroi, Thuin
Dendermonde	East Flanders	Sint-Niklaas, Dendermonde part of Aalst
Dinant	Namur	Dinant, Philippeville
Eupen	Liège	part of Verviers
Ghent	East Flanders	Ghent, Eeklo
Hasselt	Limburg	parts of: Hasselt, Maaseik
Huy	Liège	Huy parts of: Liège, Waremme
Kortrijk	West Flanders	Kortrijk parts of: Roeselare, Tielt
Leuven	Flemish Brabant	Leuven
Liège	Liège	parts of: Liège, Waremme
Marche-en-Famenne	Luxemburg	Marche-en-Famenne part of Bastogne
Mechelen	Antwerp	Mechelen
Mons	Hainaut	Mons parts of: Ath, Soignies
Namur	Namur	Namur
Neufchâteau	Luxemburg	Neufchâteau part of Bastogne
Nivelles	Walloon Brabant	Nivelles
Oudenaarde	East Flanders	Oudenaarde part of Aalst
Tongeren	Limburg	Tongeren parts of: Hasselt, Maaseik
Tournai	Hainaut	Tournai, Mouscron parts of: Ath, Soignies
Turnhout	Antwerp	Turnhout
Verviers	Liège	part of Verviers
Veurne	West Flanders	Veurne, Diksmuide
Ypres	West Flanders	Ypres part of Roeselare

Electoral

Until 1999 (inclusive) the electoral districts for the election of the parliaments were electoral arrondissements; at present these are the ten provinces. The arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (geographically coinciding with the Brussels-Capital Region) is not part of any province and consequently forms its own electoral district.

For the elections of the Walloon Parliament, 13 arrondissements (or grouped arrondissements) are still being used as electoral circles:

• Arlon – Marche-en-Famenne – Bastogne
• Mons
• Charleroi
• Dinant – Philippeville
• Tournai – Ath – Mouscron
• Huy – Waremme
• Liège
• Namur
• Neufchâteau – Virton
• Nivelles
• Thuin
• Verviers
• Soignies

See also

• Municipalities in Belgium

References

• "Arrondissements of Belgium". Statoids.

1. "Police Zones".
2. One part of the arrondissement is in the province Flemish Brabant, the other part is in the Brussel Capital Region (which does not belong to any province).