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Short-term rentals in Walcourt

Walcourt (Namur, Wallonia) has 31 short-term rental accommodations out of 32 registered tourist accommodations, for 18,465 inhabitants.

short-term rental accommodations

registered tourist accommodations

STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants

1.7

inhabitants (1 January 2024)

18,465

In Wallonia, only offers published by the CGT are counted: the actual number of accommodations may be higher.

Accommodation types

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

Accommodation types	Walcourt
Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR	618.8%
Gîtes (holiday cottages)STR	1340.6%
B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR	1237.5%
Campsites and grounds	1–2 (masked)

STR per 1,000 inhab.

Density compared

Short-term rental accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants.

Walcourt1.7

Wallonia1

Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia)3.3

Walcourt has 1.7 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.

WalStat

Walloon tourism statistics

Authorised establishments and beds, nights recorded in the municipality (WalStat).

Establishments (2024)

Beds (2024)

400

Nights (2024)

11,844

Source: WalStat / IWEPS (via ODWB), CC0 licence.

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 de Philippeville

Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.

Show the data

Year	Nights
2018	36,464
2019	47,831
2020	49,518
2021	69,652
2022	77,778
2023	78,188
2024	84,041
2025	98,006

Seasonality in the province: Namur (2025) · Show the data

Month	Share of the year
January	3.6%
February	4.1%
March	5%
April	10.1%
May	9.8%
June	8.7%
July	12.1%
August	13.3%
September	7.5%
October	10.5%
November	6.2%
December	9.2%

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 de Philippeville

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many tourist accommodations are registered in Walcourt?

Walcourt (Namur) has 32 registered tourist accommodations, including 31 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms). In Wallonia, only offers published by the CGT are counted: the actual number of accommodations may be higher.

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

Short-term rentals account for 96.9% of registered tourist accommodation in Walcourt (31 out of 32). That is 1.7 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.

What is the accommodation capacity in Walcourt?

According to official sources, Walcourt has 400 authorised beds in 2024 (WalStat).

How many tourist nights are recorded in Walcourt?

WalStat records 11,844 nights in tourist accommodation in Walcourt in 2024.

Methodology

Sources

Source: CGT / Pivot via ODWB (Open Data Wallonie-Bruxelles).
odwb.be CGT / Pivot via ODWB
WalStat / IWEPS (via ODWB), CC0 licence: establishments, beds and nights in Walloon municipalities.
walstat.iweps.be CC0
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

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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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