Housing · 2024

Buildings built before 1946: ranking of municipalities

Buildings built before 1946: Saint-Gilles comes top with 93.8% and Zutendaal comes last with 6.3%. The median across 564 municipalities is 34.6%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Saint-Gilles93.8%2Saint-Josse-ten-Noode92.0%3Schaerbeek87.7%

#	Municipality	Province	Buildings built before 1946
1	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital	93.8%
2	Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	Brussels-Capital	92.0%
3	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital	87.7%
4	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital	83.4%
5	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital	83.0%
6	Koekelberg	Brussels-Capital	73.8%
7	Forest	Brussels-Capital	73.5%
8	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital	70.7%
9	Brussels	Brussels-Capital	68.9%
10	Erquelinnes	Hainaut	66.8%
11	Honnelles	Hainaut	66.6%
12	Momignies	Hainaut	65.4%
13	Sivry-Rance	Hainaut	64.4%
14	Watermael-Boitsfort	Brussels-Capital	64.2%
15	Doische	Namur	63.9%
16	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital	63.6%
17	Lessines	Hainaut	63.4%
18	Courcelles	Hainaut	63.2%
18	Merbes-le-Château	Hainaut	63.2%
18	Liège	Liège	63.2%
21	Morlanwelz	Hainaut	63.0%
22	Péruwelz	Hainaut	62.5%
23	Beloeil	Hainaut	62.1%
24	Brugelette	Hainaut	62.0%
25	Charleroi	Hainaut	61.9%
26	Quiévrain	Hainaut	61.8%
27	Dour	Hainaut	61.7%
28	Frameries	Hainaut	61.6%
29	Colfontaine	Hainaut	61.2%
30	Lens	Hainaut	60.3%
31	Ecaussinnes	Hainaut	60.2%
31	Braives	Liège	60.2%
33	Jette	Brussels-Capital	60.1%
34	Huy	Liège	58.8%
35	Ellezelles	Hainaut	58.7%
36	Cerfontaine	Namur	58.3%
37	Binche	Hainaut	58.1%
38	Quévy	Hainaut	57.7%
39	Boussu	Hainaut	57.6%
39	Brunehaut	Hainaut	57.6%
41	Anderlues	Hainaut	57.5%
42	Flobecq	Hainaut	57.4%
43	Manage	Hainaut	57.2%
44	Antoing	Hainaut	57.0%
44	Burdinne	Liège	57.0%
46	Lincent	Liège	56.8%
47	Celles	Hainaut	56.7%
48	Ronse	East Flanders	56.5%
49	Mesen	West Flanders	56.3%
49	Bernissart	Hainaut	56.3%
49	Frasnes-lez-Anvaing	Hainaut	56.3%
52	Havelange	Namur	56.2%
53	Marchin	Liège	56.1%
54	Quaregnon	Hainaut	55.9%
54	Beaumont	Hainaut	55.9%
56	Verviers	Liège	55.7%
57	Viroinval	Namur	55.6%
58	Limbourg	Liège	55.5%
59	La Louvière	Hainaut	55.4%
59	Dison	Liège	55.4%
61	Tournai	Hainaut	55.3%
62	Estinnes	Hainaut	55.1%
63	Farciennes	Hainaut	54.9%
63	Lobbes	Hainaut	54.9%
65	Fontaine-l’Evêque	Hainaut	54.8%
66	Clavier	Liège	54.6%
66	Dinant	Namur	54.6%
68	Hélécine	Walloon Brabant	54.5%
69	Pont-à-Celles	Hainaut	54.2%
69	Spa	Liège	54.2%
71	Orp-Jauche	Walloon Brabant	54.1%
71	Comblain-au-Pont	Liège	54.1%
73	Rebecq	Walloon Brabant	53.9%
73	Chimay	Hainaut	53.9%
73	Herbeumont	Luxembourg	53.9%
76	Sambreville	Namur	53.8%
76	Florennes	Namur	53.8%
78	Seraing	Liège	53.5%
79	Leuze-en-Hainaut	Hainaut	53.4%
80	Le Roeulx	Hainaut	53.2%
80	Trooz	Liège	53.2%
82	Châtelet	Hainaut	52.8%
82	Mons	Hainaut	52.8%
84	Fleurus	Hainaut	52.6%
85	Héron	Liège	52.5%
86	Chièvres	Hainaut	52.4%
86	Modave	Liège	52.4%
86	Saint-Nicolas	Liège	52.4%
89	Wasseiges	Liège	52.2%
90	Hannut	Liège	52.1%
91	Estaimpuis	Hainaut	52.0%
92	Uccle	Brussels-Capital	51.9%
93	Heuvelland	West Flanders	51.7%
93	Alveringem	West Flanders	51.7%
93	Ghent	East Flanders	51.7%
93	Anthisnes	Liège	51.7%
93	Chiny	Luxembourg	51.7%
98	Comines-Warneton	Hainaut	51.3%
98	Mettet	Namur	51.3%
100	Mouscron	Hainaut	51.2%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Buildings built before 1946
550	Peer	Limburg	8.9%
551	Laakdal	Antwerp	8.8%
552	Brecht	Antwerp	8.6%
553	Aartselaar	Antwerp	8.3%
554	Retie	Antwerp	7.9%
555	Zoersel	Antwerp	7.7%
555	Zonhoven	Limburg	7.7%
557	Diepenbeek	Limburg	7.6%
558	Vosselaar	Antwerp	7.4%
558	Lommel	Limburg	7.4%
560	Hechtel-Eksel	Limburg	7.1%
561	Kasterlee	Antwerp	6.9%
562	Oudsbergen	Limburg	6.6%
563	Houthalen-Helchteren	Limburg	6.5%
564	Zutendaal	Limburg	6.3%

Other rankings on the same theme

Buildings built after 2001 Share of houses in the building stock Number of dwellings New dwellings authorised per year per 1,000 inhabitants

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Buildings built before 1946”?

Saint-Gilles ranks first for “Buildings built before 1946”, with 93.8%.

What is the median for “Buildings built before 1946”?

The median across the 564 ranked municipalities is 34.6%.