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Belgium address format & examples

How to write a Belgian address

We can see you panicking from a mile away because you don’t know Belgiums’s address format. Relax because you stumbled upon the ultimate guide for Belgium address formats. PHEW! Take a minute to eat a Belgium waffle, then grab some chocolate and settle in. Enjoy browsing Belgium address examples here and try out our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Belgium below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address faster than you can say thank you in any of the many languages spoken there.

Sometimes, people get tripped up on how to write Belgium addresses, but no fear! We’ve got you. Explore Belgium’s address format in order, as explained below. The Belgium address format should be written as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, including any titles.
  2. Street name and house or building number - The street name should be written, and then the house or building number should follow without any punctuation.
  3. Postal code and locality - The postal code and locality go on this line without any separating punctuation marks and in that order.
  4. Country - Write "BEL" in all caps on the last line.
Belgium address example

Belgium address examples

Postal box example

Rue De Laeken 1

Postbus 24

1000 Bruxelles, BRU

BEL

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Belgium addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Belgian address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Belgium's national postal system, "bpost," was established in 1516. As of recent data, bpost services approximately 18,426 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Belgium. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
3 regions, 10 provinces
Administration area names and abbreviations

Brussels Capital Region (Brussels-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) - BRU

Flanders (Vlaanderen) - VL

Wallonia (Wallonie) - WAL

Antwerp (Antwerpen) - AN

East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) - OV

Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) - VB

Limburg (Limburg) - LI

West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) - WV

Hainaut (Hainaut) - HT

Liège (Liège) - LG

Luxembourg (Luxembourg) - LX

Namur (Namur) - NM

Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon) - BW

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postcode
Postal code format
9999
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Country information

We could get even more technical and go a little deeper into Belgian address examples, but should we? Oh you DO want that? Phew, good. We’re happy to oblige. Here’s a list of more information about Belgium’s address format.

Country/territory name
Belgium
ISO3
BEL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
BE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
BEL
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
056
Endonym
België
Total land area
30,528 KM²
Capital
Brussels
Other major cities
Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi

Population information

Total population
11,822,592 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
98% / 2%
Urban population
11,586,140
Rural population
236,452
Official language
Dutch, French, German
All languages spoken
Dutch, French, German
Most commonly used postal language
French
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Now that you've seen our Belgium address examples and have become as wizard at Belgian address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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