STR Observatory · Belgium

Short-term rentals in Izegem

Izegem (West Flanders, Flanders) has 22 short-term rental accommodations out of 26 registered tourist accommodations, for 29,227 inhabitants.

short-term rental accommodations

registered tourist accommodations

STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants

0.8

inhabitants (1 January 2024)

29,227

units (rooms, homes)

people of capacity

346

Accommodation types

A sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.

Accommodation types	Izegem
Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR	1350%
B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR	519.2%
Rooms in private homesSTR	415.4%
Hotels	1–2 (masked)
Other (hostels, holiday villages…)	1–2 (masked)

STR per 1,000 inhab.

Density compared

Short-term rental accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants.

Izegem0.8

Flanders4.5

Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia)3.3

Izegem remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.

Accommodation types

Comfort classification

Accommodations classified by Toerisme Vlaanderen (classes with at least 3 accommodations).

Comfort classification

Comfort classification	Accommodations
3 stars	3

Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).

Online platforms

Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor

Experimental Eurostat statistics, based on data shared by the four platforms: they also cover Brussels, which has no open register.

Platform nights: Arrondissement Kortrijk

Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.

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Year	Nights
2018	4,920
2019	9,156
2020	6,845
2021	12,232
2022	25,688
2023	26,569
2024	29,220
2025	31,248

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.

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Municipalities

Other municipalities: Arrondissement Kortrijk

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many tourist accommodations are registered in Izegem?

Izegem (West Flanders) has 26 registered tourist accommodations, including 22 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).

What share of accommodation in Izegem is short-term rental?

Short-term rentals account for 84.6% of registered tourist accommodation in Izegem (22 out of 26). That is 0.8 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.

What is the accommodation capacity in Izegem?

According to official sources, Izegem has 346 guest places (register capacity) and 90 rental units (rooms, homes).

How many tourist nights are recorded in Izegem?

Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Kortrijk” area, which includes Izegem, totals 31,248 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.
ec.europa.eu CC BY 4.0
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.

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