STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Zwalm
Zwalm (East Flanders, Flanders) has 41 short-term rental accommodations out of 44 registered tourist accommodations, for 8,340 inhabitants.
41
short-term rental accommodations
44
registered tourist accommodations
4.9
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
8,340
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
257
units (rooms, homes)
1,233
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Zwalm |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 2761.4% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 613.6% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 818.2% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Zwalm has 1.1 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 4 |
| 4 stars | 11 |
| 3 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 Oudenaarde
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 28,613 |
| 2019 | 40,463 |
| 2020 | 28,564 |
| 2021 | 46,323 |
| 2022 | 58,474 |
| 2023 | 68,398 |
| 2024 | 73,555 |
| 2025 | 93,710 |
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 Oudenaarde
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Zwalm?
Zwalm (East Flanders) has 44 registered tourist accommodations, including 41 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Zwalm is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 93.2% of registered tourist accommodation in Zwalm (41 out of 44). That is 4.9 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Zwalm?
According to official sources, Zwalm has 1,233 guest places (register capacity) and 257 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Zwalm?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Oudenaarde” area, which includes Zwalm, totals 93,710 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.