STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Vleteren
Vleteren (West Flanders, Flanders) has 30 short-term rental accommodations out of 32 registered tourist accommodations, for 3,600 inhabitants.
30
short-term rental accommodations
32
registered tourist accommodations
8.3
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
3,600
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
98
units (rooms, homes)
536
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Vleteren |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 2062.5% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 412.5% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 618.8% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Vleteren 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 | 11 |
| 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 Ieper
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 71,353 |
| 2019 | 68,998 |
| 2020 | 42,713 |
| 2021 | 77,255 |
| 2022 | 113,029 |
| 2023 | 122,103 |
| 2024 | 136,969 |
| 2025 | 162,583 |
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 Ieper
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Vleteren?
Vleteren (West Flanders) has 32 registered tourist accommodations, including 30 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Vleteren is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 93.8% of registered tourist accommodation in Vleteren (30 out of 32). That is 8.3 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Vleteren?
According to official sources, Vleteren has 536 guest places (register capacity) and 98 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Vleteren?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Ieper” area, which includes Vleteren, totals 162,583 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.