STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Heers
Heers (Limburg, Flanders) has 63 short-term rental accommodations out of 65 registered tourist accommodations, for 7,593 inhabitants.
63
short-term rental accommodations
65
registered tourist accommodations
8.3
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
7,593
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
104
units (rooms, homes)
488
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Heers |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 5076.9% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 812.3% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 57.7% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Heers has 1.8 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 5 |
| 4 stars | 13 |
| 3 stars | 16 |
| 2 stars | 6 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Tongeren
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 48,436 |
| 2019 | 72,988 |
| 2020 | 67,142 |
| 2021 | 109,688 |
| 2022 | 140,887 |
| 2023 | 162,687 |
| 2024 | 196,160 |
| 2025 | 224,871 |
Seasonality in the province: Limburg (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 3.8% |
| February | 4.6% |
| March | 5.7% |
| April | 9.5% |
| May | 9.4% |
| June | 9% |
| July | 11.4% |
| August | 12.4% |
| September | 7.7% |
| October | 10.2% |
| November | 6.9% |
| December | 9.4% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Tongeren
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Heers?
Heers (Limburg) has 65 registered tourist accommodations, including 63 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Heers is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 96.9% of registered tourist accommodation in Heers (63 out of 65). That is 8.3 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Heers?
According to official sources, Heers has 488 guest places (register capacity) and 104 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Heers?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Tongeren” area, which includes Heers, totals 224,871 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.