Bruges

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#492

Global Rank

5.0

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

4.4%


Share

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

Population
287K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
716 km² (276 mi²)
Density
402/km² (1,041/mi²)

Primary city Bruges

State / province West Flanders

Language French

Bruges metro area

51.21, 3.22
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major League Teams/Venues.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Belgium

Club Brugge

Bruges • Level: 1

20 titles12 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Belgium

Cercle Brugge

Bruges • Level: 1

3 titles2 cupsDomestic leagues →
Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Jan Breydel Stadium

Bruges

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Belgium

Club NXT

Bruges • Level: 2

Championship History

23 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Bruges, across all sports, newest first. 23 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Club Brugge
2026
Club Brugge
2024
Club Brugge
2022
Club Brugge
2021
Club Brugge
2020
Club Brugge
2018
Club Brugge
2016
Club Brugge
2005
Club Brugge
2003
Club Brugge
1998
Club Brugge
1996
Club Brugge
1992

Languages of Bruges

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

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

West Flanders on the languages board · Language power

Art of Bruges

#81 for celebrated art · 10 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Groeningemuseum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Church of Our Lady

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Ostend–Bruges International Airport

Bruges • 4 - Regional

Luxury Hospitality

1 properties
3-Star Michelin1 entry

Boury

Roeselare