Map of Leuven, Belgium

Leuven is a city in Flanders, Belgium, with a population of about 101,032. It lies at 50.8796°N, 4.7009°E. Leuven is about 25 km (15 mi) east of Brussels, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wavre, 19 km to the south.

Leuven at a glance

Where is Leuven?

• The 10th largest city in Belgium by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Flanders on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 56 min on the shortest day to 16 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Leuven

• Wavre — 19 km south
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert — 19 km west
• Auderghem — 20 km west
• Evere — 21 km west
• Heist-op-den-Berg — 22 km north
• Mechelen — 23 km northwest
• Schaerbeek — 23 km west
• Grimbergen — 24 km west
• Ixelles — 24 km west
• Brussels — 25 km west

Largest cities in Flanders

• Antwerp — 529,247
• Ghent — 265,086
• Bruges — 118,509
• Deurne — 78,747
• Hasselt — 77,651
• Aalst — 77,534
• Mechelen — 77,530
• Kortrijk — 73,879
• Ostend — 69,011
• Sint-Niklaas — 69,010

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
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean — 97,037

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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.