Map of Brasschaat, Belgium

Brasschaat is a city in Flanders, Belgium, with a population of about 37,040. It lies at 51.2912°N, 4.4918°E. Brasschaat is about 50 km (31 mi) north of Brussels, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Deurne, 8 km to the south.

Brasschaat at a glance

Where is Brasschaat?

• The 44th largest city in Belgium by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 52 min on the shortest day to 16 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Brasschaat

• Deurne — 8 km south
• Borgerhout — 10 km southwest
• Antwerp — 10 km southwest
• Wilrijk — 15 km southwest
• Hoboken — 16 km southwest
• Lier — 19 km south
• Beveren — 19 km southwest
• Bergen op Zoom — 27 km northwest, Netherlands
• Roosendaal — 27 km north, Netherlands
• Sint-Niklaas — 28 km southwest

Largest cities in Flanders

• Antwerp — 529,247
• Ghent — 265,086
• Bruges — 118,509
• Leuven — 101,032
• Deurne — 78,747
• Hasselt — 77,651
• Aalst — 77,534
• Mechelen — 77,530
• Kortrijk — 73,879
• Ostend — 69,011

Largest cities in Belgium

• Brussels — 1,019,022
• Antwerp — 529,247
• Ghent — 265,086
• Charleroi — 200,132
• Liège — 195,278
• Anderlecht — 160,553
• Schaerbeek — 132,761
• Bruges — 118,509
• Namur — 110,939
• Leuven — 101,032

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.