Municipality · NIS 41027 · closed 24/04/2026
Herzele
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799provisional
+12,2 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (712)
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
41,66 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 19 179 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Oost_Vlaanderen_Herzele_fr.pdf · 117 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Benjamin Rogiers
List: Anders.Herzele · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 04/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Anders.Herzele / cd&v
Derived from the lists of the executive members · In office on 08/10/2026 · 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
- 19 291
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 3,9 %750 out of 19 291
2010 : 1,2 % · 2026 : 3,9 % Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 204 1,2 % 2011 195 1,1 % 2012 197 1,1 % 2013 233 1,3 % 2014 262 1,5 % 2015 292 1,7 % 2016 304 1,7 % 2017 371 2,1 % 2018 421 2,4 % 2019 513 2,8 % 2020 535 2,9 % 2021 652 3,5 % 2022 644 3,5 % 2023 729 3,9 % 2024 748 4,0 % 2025 779 4,1 % 2026 750 3,9 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,5 %(96)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries1,7 %(325)
- Non-EU271,7 %(329)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin87,0 %(16 788)
- Belgians of foreign origin9,1 %(1 753)
- Non-Belgians3,9 %(750)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years18,6 %(3 579)
- 18-64 years60,2 %(11 610)
- 65 and over21,3 %(4 102)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
47,9 km² · 400 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
35 002 €total net taxable income, 11 234 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: 9,507
- Registered: 14,848 · turnout 64.7 %
- Blank and void: 101 (1.1 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Vld Herzele | 3,561 | 37.5 % | 12 |
| cd&v | 1,905 | 20.0 % | 5 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 1,356 | 14.3 % | 3 |
| N-VA | 1,011 | 10.6 % | 2 |
| LEEF! | 887 | 9.3 % | 2 |
| Vooruit | 787 | 8.3 % | 1 |
Source: Vlaanderen kiest (Flemish Home Affairs agency), official results (local elections of 13/10/2024). Local lists, under the filed name, not linked to any party. 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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| 799 | +12,2 % | 804 | |
| 131 | -9,7 % | 253 | |
| 109 | +19,8 % | 41 | |
| 103 | +13,2 % | - | |
| 86 | +21,1 % | 71 | |
| 53 | +26,2 % | 9 | |
| 50 | +19,0 % | 122 | |
| 47 | +14,6 % | 44 | |
| 38 | -13,6 % | 41 | |
| 36 | +50,0 % | 35 | |
| 33 | +73,7 % | 4 | |
| 19 | +35,7 % | - | |
| 19 | +533,3 % | 7 | |
| 17 | +70,0 % | 3 | |
| 14 | +600,0 % | 14 | |
| 12 | -42,9 % | 55 | |
| 11 | -15,4 % | 6 | |
| 10 | -9,1 % | 8 | |
| 8 | -55,6 % | 51 | |
| 8 | -11,1 % | 5 | |
| 6 | +100,0 % | - | |
| 4 | +33,3 % | 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.