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.

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)

Subdivisions of Belgium

Regions and
Provinces

Capital (Brussels)

Flemish (Flanders)	Antwerp East Flanders Flemish Brabant Limburg West Flanders

Walloon (Wallonia)	Hainaut Liège Luxembourg Namur Walloon Brabant

Municipalities
by region

Arrondissements

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