Bekkevoort

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Bekkevoort

Total population

6,274

Elevation44 m

Land area37.17 km²

Coordinates50.94°, 4.97°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bekkevoort is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Assent, Bekkevoort proper and Molenbeek-Wersbeek. On January 1, 2006, Bekkevoort had a total population of 5,826. The total area is 37.17 km2 which gives a population density of 157 inhabitants per km2.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist (born 1945)

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Jozef Schils

Belgian cyclist (1931–2007)

Frans Verbeeck

cyclist

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Jos Daems

Belgian politician (1926-1983)

Roger Baens

Belgian cyclist (1933–2020)

Roel Vanderstukken

Belgian singer and actor

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Wim Vermeulen

Belgian politician

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Frans-Vital Van der Borght

Belgian politician (1888-1983)

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Petrus Francen

Belgian politician

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Urbain Jamar

Belgian politician (1876-1940)

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Frédéric Lyna

Manuscripts scholar.

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August Smets

Belgian politician

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Yvan Ottenbourgh

Belgian politician

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Monique Swinnen

Belgian politician

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Firmin Jacobs

Belgian politician (1870-1926)

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Jean Van der Stappen

cyclist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Flemish Brabant

• Molenbeek-Wersbeek
  1.8 mi away
• Schoonderbuken
  1.9 mi away
• Assent
  2 mi away
• Waanrode
  2.2 mi away
• Scherpenheuvel
  2.5 mi away
• Kaggevinne
  3.1 mi away
• Tielt
  3.2 mi away
• Miskom
  3.7 mi away
• Messelbroek
  3.9 mi away
• Kapellen
  4 mi away
• Zichem
  4 mi away
• Meensel-Kiezegem
  4.1 mi away

Browse all places in Flemish Brabant →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

River Warbler

Locustella fluviatilis

Seen 2026-06-02

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

Seen 2026-05-31

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Seen 2026-05-29

European gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

Seen 2026-05-28

Yellow-haired Sun Fly

Myathropa florea

Seen 2026-05-26

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-05-25

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-05-24

Ectophasia crassipennis

Ectophasia crassipennis

Seen 2026-05-24

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis

Seen 2026-05-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bekkevoort, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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