Aalst

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1714

Global Rank

0.6

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

0.5%


Share

Belgium • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Brussels UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
307K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
534 km² (206 mi²)
Density
575/km² (1,490/mi²)

Primary city Aalst

State / province East Flanders

Language Dutch

Aalst metro area

50.94, 4.04
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Belgium

FCV Dender EH

Aalst • Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Okapi Aalst

Aalst

Languages of Aalst

Dutch first in East Flanders; 3 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoDutch
AdministrativeDutch
NationalDutch
NationalFrench
NationalGerman
English reach, East Flanders
59%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.84
Rank 26 of 43; 3 working languages in Belgium

East Flanders on the languages board · Language power

Art of Aalst

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1 notable artist born here, most in the 1500s: Pieter Coecke van Aelst