STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Wervik
Wervik (West Flanders, Flanders) has 17 short-term rental accommodations out of 20 registered tourist accommodations, for 19,209 inhabitants.
17
short-term rental accommodations
20
registered tourist accommodations
0.9
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
19,209
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
53
units (rooms, homes)
219
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Wervik |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 840% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 630% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 315% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Wervik remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 5 |
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 Wervik?
Wervik (West Flanders) has 20 registered tourist accommodations, including 17 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Wervik is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 85% of registered tourist accommodation in Wervik (17 out of 20). That is 0.9 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Wervik?
According to official sources, Wervik has 219 guest places (register capacity) and 53 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Wervik?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Ieper” area, which includes Wervik, 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.