Arrondissements of Belgium

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Administrative arrondissements

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	BE333	63
Veurne	Furnes	BE.WV.VR	BE258	38
-	Virton	BE.LX.VT	BE345	85
Zinnik	Soignies	BE.HT.SG	BE325	55

The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions, of which only Flanders ( = the Flemish Region) and Wallonia (= the Walloon Region) are subdivided into 5 provinces each; the Brussels-Capital Region is neither a province nor is it part of one.

In Belgium there are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas.

1 Administrative
2 Judicial
3 Electoral
4 References

[edit] Administrative

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. Per region an overview of its municipalities (gemeenten/communes) and the district or administrative arrondissement these belong to can be found in the Municipalities in Belgium page; for these administrative arrondissements also more technical references are available.

[edit] Judicial

Belgium has 27 judicial arrondissements.^[1]

Arlon
Antwerp
Bruges
Brussels
Charleroi
Dendermonde
Dinant
Eupen
Ghent
Hasselt
Huy
Kortrijk
Leuven
Liège

Marche-en-Famenne
Mechelen
Mons
Namur
Neufchâteau
Nivelles
Oudenaarde
Tongeren
Tournai
Turnhout
Verviers
Veurne
Ypres

[edit] Electoral

Until a short while ago the electoral circles for the parliaments were electoral arrondissements; at present these circles are the provinces, except for the arrondissements Brussels-Capital (geographically coinciding with the Brussels-Capital Region) and Halle-Vilvoorde (one of the two districts in the province Flemish Brabant in the Flemish region), which together still form the electoral circle Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (in Dutch kieskring Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde, in French cercle or circonscription électoral Bruxelles-Hal-Vilvorde).

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

[edit] References

Arrondissements of Belgium at Statoids

^ Police Zones.

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Administrative arrondissements of Belgium

Aalst · Antwerp · Arlon · Ath · Bastogne · Bruges · Brussels-Capital · Charleroi · Dendermonde · Diksmuide · Dinant · Eeklo · Ghent · Halle-Vilvoorde · Hasselt · Huy · Kortrijk · Leuven · Liège · Maaseik · Marche-en-Famenne · Mechelen · Mons · Mouscron · Namur · Neufchâteau · Nivelles · Ostend · Oudenaarde · Philippeville · Roeselare · Sint-Niklaas · Soignies · Thuin · Tielt · Tongeren · Tournai · Turnhout · Verviers · Veurne · Virton · Waremme · Ypres-Ieper

v • d • e Judicial arrondissements of Belgium
Antwerp · Arlon · Bruges · Brussels · Charleroi · Dendermonde · Dinant · Eupen · Ghent · Hasselt · Huy · Kortrijk · Leuven · Liège · Marche-en-Famenne · Mechelen · Mons · Namur · Neufchâteau · Nivelles · Oudenaarde · Tongeren · Tournai · Turnhout · Verviers · Veurne · Ypres