Fusion of the Belgian municipalities
Map of provinces and municipalities of Belgium after merger.
The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: fusion des communes, Dutch: fusie van Belgische gemeenten) was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1975 and 1983. In 1961, there were 2,663 such municipalities; by 1983, these had been re-arranged and combined into 589 municipalities.
After several decades without any change, fifteen Flemish municipalities will be merged into seven effective 1 January 2019, reducing the number of Flemish municipalities from 308 to 300, and the Belgian total from 589 to 581.
See also
- List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (19 municipalities)
- List of municipalities of the Flemish Region (308 municipalities)
- List of municipalities of the Walloon Region (262 municipalities)
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