STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Damme
Damme (West Flanders, Flanders) has 95 short-term rental accommodations out of 103 registered tourist accommodations, for 11,207 inhabitants.
95
short-term rental accommodations
103
registered tourist accommodations
8.5
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
11,207
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
234
units (rooms, homes)
965
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Damme |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 7068% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 1918.4% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 65.8% |
| Hotels | 54.9% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Damme has 1.9 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 7 |
| 4 stars | 27 |
| 3 stars | 9 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Brugge
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 525,516 |
| 2019 | 631,071 |
| 2020 | 366,873 |
| 2021 | 590,934 |
| 2022 | 784,305 |
| 2023 | 892,603 |
| 2024 | 985,800 |
| 2025 | 1,030,159 |
Seasonality in the province: West Flanders (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 2.6% |
| February | 3.1% |
| March | 4.3% |
| April | 10.5% |
| May | 9.5% |
| June | 9.7% |
| July | 16.4% |
| August | 17% |
| September | 7.1% |
| October | 8.3% |
| November | 4.1% |
| December | 7.5% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Brugge
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Damme?
Damme (West Flanders) has 103 registered tourist accommodations, including 95 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Damme is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 92.2% of registered tourist accommodation in Damme (95 out of 103). That is 8.5 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Damme?
According to official sources, Damme has 965 guest places (register capacity) and 234 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Damme?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Brugge” area, which includes Damme, totals 1,030,159 nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor in 2025.
Methodology
Sources
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
toerismevlaanderen.be Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen
Eurostat, CC BY 4.0 licence: platform nights and nights in collective accommodation.
FPS Finance / AGDP (SPF Finances): municipal boundaries and NIS codes.
finances.belgium.be SPF Finances / AGDP
GISCO, © EuroGeographics: NUTS correspondences and municipal population on 1 January 2024.
ec.europa.eu © EuroGeographics
Privacy (GDPR)
- Only aggregates are published: no individual accommodation record.
- A municipality is only shown from 5 accommodations (or listings).
- Any sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.
- No name, address, email or phone number is displayed or downloadable.
Aggregates only: a municipality is published from 5 accommodations, sub-totals of 1 or 2 are masked, no names or contacts.