STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Temse
Temse (East Flanders, Flanders) has 17 short-term rental accommodations out of 23 registered tourist accommodations, for 31,271 inhabitants.
17
short-term rental accommodations
23
registered tourist accommodations
0.5
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
31,271
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
85
units (rooms, homes)
364
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Temse |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 939.1% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 313% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 521.7% |
| Hotels | 313% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Temse remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
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
Platform nights: Arrondissement Sint-Niklaas
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 9,866 |
| 2019 | 14,655 |
| 2020 | 12,469 |
| 2021 | 18,083 |
| 2022 | 30,078 |
| 2023 | 40,687 |
| 2024 | 41,136 |
| 2025 | 50,668 |
Seasonality in the province: East Flanders (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 4.9% |
| February | 5.5% |
| March | 6.2% |
| April | 9.4% |
| May | 9.4% |
| June | 8.3% |
| July | 11.4% |
| August | 11.9% |
| September | 8.2% |
| October | 9.3% |
| November | 6.6% |
| December | 8.9% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Sint-Niklaas
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Temse?
Temse (East Flanders) has 23 registered tourist accommodations, including 17 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Temse is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 73.9% of registered tourist accommodation in Temse (17 out of 23). That is 0.5 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Temse?
According to official sources, Temse has 364 guest places (register capacity) and 85 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Temse?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Sint-Niklaas” area, which includes Temse, totals 50,668 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.