Municipality · NIS 57018 · closed 24/04/2026
Celles
268provisional
+5,1 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (255)
2025: first publication (closed 24/04/2026), provisional figures. Late reports are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards. The 2025/2024 change may therefore overstate the fall. Learn more
46,41 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 5 775 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Hainaut_Celles_fr.pdf · 100 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Michaël BUSINE
List: LB/OC · Party / affiliation: MR
In office on 14/01/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): LB/OC / LES ENGAGÉS
In office on 14/01/2026 · source (official source)
Next elections: municipal and provincial elections: 13/10/2030 · regional, federal and European elections: 2029.
Profile
Official sources (Statbel), edition shown on each line.
- Population on 1 January 2026
- 5 732
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 5,9 %339 out of 5 732
2010 : 4,6 % · 2026 : 5,9 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 253 4,6 % 2011 269 4,9 % 2012 286 5,2 % 2013 286 5,1 % 2014 294 5,3 % 2015 302 5,4 % 2016 308 5,5 % 2017 317 5,6 % 2018 315 5,6 % 2019 300 5,3 % 2020 306 5,4 % 2021 318 5,7 % 2022 324 5,7 % 2023 338 5,9 % 2024 357 6,2 % 2025 373 6,5 % 2026 339 5,9 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*4,2 %(242)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries0,7 %(41)
- Non-EU271,0 %(56)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin80,7 %(4 627)
- Belgians of foreign origin13,4 %(766)
- Non-Belgians5,9 %(339)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years18,8 %(1 076)
- 18-64 years59,8 %(3 428)
- 65 and over21,4 %(1 228)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
67,5 km² · 86 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
30 327 €total net taxable income, 3 394 returns
Statbel, income 2023
Definitions
- « Foreign national » = person with a non-Belgian nationality in the national register, on 1 January. Naturalised Belgians or Belgians of foreign origin are counted as Belgians.
- Origin (Statbel): based on current nationality, the person's first registered nationality and that of their parents. Official categories: Belgian of Belgian origin, Belgian of foreign origin, non-Belgian.
- Group of nationality of origin: Statbel grouping into neighbouring countries, EU27 excluding neighbouring countries, and non-EU27; this is not a strict EU / non-EU split (the United Kingdom is classed as a neighbouring country).
- Merged or renumbered municipalities: no reconstructed series before the date of the new code (same rule as for the reference population).
- These figures are not cross-referenced with any crime statistics.
Elections
- Valid votes: 3,713
- Registered: 4,454 · turnout 88.7 %
- Blank and void: 239 (6.0 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| LB/OC | 1,680 | 45.2 % | 9 |
| LES ENGAGÉS | 1,014 | 27.3 % | 5 |
| Celles Demain | 819 | 22.1 % | 3 |
| Celles Moment | 200 | 5.4 % | 0 |
Source: SPW Intérieur (Walloon administration), official results (local elections of 13/10/2024). Local lists, under the filed name, not linked to any party. Élection recommencée le 12/01/2025 (celle du 13/10/2024 a été annulée). National view
Main categories
Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).
| Category | 2025prov. | Change 2025/2024 | 2000 |
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| 268 | +5,1 % | 157 | |
| 56 | +43,6 % | 26 | |
| 35 | +34,6 % | 3 | |
| 33 | -8,3 % | 6 | |
| 31 | -26,2 % | 21 | |
| 20 | - | - | |
| 14 | -39,1 % | 5 | |
| 13 | -35,0 % | 26 | |
| 13 | +44,4 % | - | |
| 11 | -45,0 % | - | |
| 10 | -16,7 % | 13 | |
| 9 | +125,0 % | 11 | |
| 9 | 0,0 % | - | |
| 4 | -20,0 % | 3 | |
| 4 | 0,0 % | 5 | |
| 4 | -42,9 % | - | |
| 4 | +33,3 % | - | |
| 3 | +200,0 % | 2 | |
| 3 | -62,5 % | 28 | |
| 3 | +50,0 % | 2 | |
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Change 2025/2024: change in 2025 compared with 2024 (e.g. −10 % = 2025 is 10 % lower than 2024, not the reverse).
2025 provisional: first publication. Reports registered late are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards, so the 2025/2024 fall may be overstated.
Source of figures: police crime statistics bulletin, Q4 2025 (closed 24/04/2026). Click a category to show the full available annual series.