STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Torhout
Torhout (West Flanders, Flanders) has 20 short-term rental accommodations out of 24 registered tourist accommodations, for 20,965 inhabitants.
short-term rental accommodations
20
registered tourist accommodations
24
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
1
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
20,965
units (rooms, homes)
50
people of capacity
326
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Torhout |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 1145.8% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 416.7% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 520.8% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Torhout remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 3 |
| 3 stars | 4 |
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 Torhout?
Torhout (West Flanders) has 24 registered tourist accommodations, including 20 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Torhout is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 83.3% of registered tourist accommodation in Torhout (20 out of 24). That is 1 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Torhout?
According to official sources, Torhout has 326 guest places (register capacity) and 50 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Torhout?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Brugge” area, which includes Torhout, 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.