Municipality · NIS 44081 · closed 24/04/2026
Zulte
645provisional
-8,4 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (704)
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
39,73 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 16 233 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Oost_Vlaanderen_Zulte_fr.pdf · 114 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Simon Lagrange
List: Open Zulte · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 02/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Open Zulte
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
- 16 260
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 6,6 %1 080 out of 16 260
2010 : 1,5 % · 2026 : 6,6 % Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 222 1,5 % 2011 246 1,6 % 2012 318 2,1 % 2013 340 2,2 % 2014 404 2,6 % 2015 409 2,6 % 2016 472 3,0 % 2017 524 3,3 % 2018 571 3,6 % 2019 626 4,0 % 2020 725 4,6 % 2021 794 5,0 % 2022 836 5,2 % 2023 955 6,0 % 2024 1 007 6,3 % 2025 1 051 6,5 % 2026 1 080 6,6 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,5 %(78)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries3,9 %(641)
- Non-EU272,2 %(361)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin87,3 %(14 196)
- Belgians of foreign origin6,1 %(984)
- Non-Belgians6,6 %(1 080)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years19,2 %(3 129)
- 18-64 years60,7 %(9 863)
- 65 and over20,1 %(3 268)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
32,8 km² · 495 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
33 863 €total net taxable income, 9 466 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: 8,288
- Registered: 12,268 · turnout 68.6 %
- Blank and void: 131 (1.6 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Zulte | 4,635 | 55.9 % | 15 |
| CD&V/N-VA | 3,016 | 36.4 % | 9 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 637 | 7.7 % | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 645 | -8,4 % | 667 | |
| 110 | -27,6 % | 245 | |
| 91 | -8,1 % | 55 | |
| 57 | -1,7 % | 71 | |
| 56 | +1,8 % | 42 | |
| 52 | +23,8 % | 2 | |
| 44 | +37,5 % | 77 | |
| 39 | -13,3 % | 5 | |
| 36 | -20,0 % | - | |
| 35 | -20,5 % | 6 | |
| 26 | +100,0 % | 16 | |
| 24 | +33,3 % | 22 | |
| 22 | +22,2 % | 5 | |
| 15 | 0,0 % | 8 | |
| 9 | -43,8 % | - | |
| 8 | -42,9 % | 32 | |
| 7 | -41,7 % | 7 | |
| 6 | -33,3 % | 3 | |
| 4 | +300,0 % | - | |
| 2 | - | 3 | |
| 2 | +100,0 % | 1 | |
| 2 | -86,7 % | 39 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | |
| 1 | -85,7 % | 8 | |
| 1 | -83,3 % | 5 | |
| 1 | 0,0 % | - | |
| 1 | 0,0 % | 1 | |
| 1 | 0,0 % | - | |
| 1 | - | - | |
| - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | 9 | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | 1 |
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.