Mechelen

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#879

Global Rank

2.1

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

1.9%


Share

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

Population
361K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
573 km² (221 mi²)
Density
631/km² (1,635/mi²)

Primary city Mechelen

State / province Antwerp

Language French

Mechelen metro area

51.03, 4.48
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Sport

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

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Belgium

KV Mechelen

Mechelen • Level: 1

4 titles1 Cont.2 cupsDomestic leagues →

W Basketball • Euroleague

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (W)

Mechelen

Championship History

5 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Mechelen, across all sports, newest first. 5 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

KV Mechelen
1989
KV Mechelen
1988· 1988-05-11
KV Mechelen
1948
KV Mechelen
1946
KV Mechelen
1943

Languages of Mechelen

Dutch first in Antwerp; 3 languages hold a role.

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

Antwerp on the languages board · Language power