Tourist centres and seaside resorts

Seaside resorts: communes whose territory touches the coastline.

Tourist centres: criteria for tourist centres are set by the Royal Decree of 16 June 2009 in execution of Article 17(2) of the Law of 10 November 2006 on opening and closing hours in the retail, crafts and services industries.

You will find a list of tourist centres below.

Tourist centres recognised by the Law of 24 July 1973 on opening hours

Recognition before merging of communes

(p) = partially

Recognition after merging of communes

• Aywaille, Ernonheid, Harzé et Sougné-Remouchamps (commune of Aywaille)
• Auby-sur-Semois, Bertrix et Cugnon (commune of Bertrix)
• Beaufays, Chaudfontaine, Embourg, Vaux-sous-Chèvremont (commune of Chaudfontaine)
• Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Haversin, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, Sovet (commune of Ciney)
• Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, Bomal-sur-Ourthe, Durbuy et Grandhan (commune of Durbuy)
• Aisemont, Fosses-la-Ville, Le Roux, Sart-Eustache, Sart-Saint-Laurent et Vitrival (commune of Fosses-la-Ville)
• Ben-Ahin, Huy, Tihange (commune de Huy)
• Bras, Freux, Libramont-Chevigny, Moircy, Recogne, Remagne, Saint-Pierre, Sainte-Marie-Chevigny (commune of Libramont-Chevigny)
• Marche-en-Famenne (commune of Marche-en-Famenne)
• Maasmechelen

Tourist centres recognised by the Law of 22 June 1960 on weekly rest periods

Recognition before merging of communes

Recognition after merging of communes

• Aywaille, Ernonheid, Harzé et Sougné-Remouchamps (commune of Aywaille)
• Baarle-Hertog (commune of Baarle-Hertog)
• Bastogne, Longvilly, Noville, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau et Wardin (commune of Bastogne)
• Auby-sur-Semois, Bertrix et Cugnon (commune of Bertrix)
• Baillamont, Bellefontaine, Bièvre, Cornimont, Graide, Gros-Fays, Monceau-en-Ardenne, Naomé, Oizy et Petit-Fays (commune of Bièvre)
• Bellevaux, Bouillon, Corbion, Dohan, Les Hayons, Noirefontaine, Poupehan, Rochehaut, Sensenruth, Ucimont et Vivy (commune of Bouillon)
• Bütgenbach (commune of Bütgenbach)
• Beaufays, Chaudfontaine, Embourg, Vaux-sous-Chèvremont (commune of Chaudfontaine)
• Achêne, Braibant, Chevetogne, Ciney, Conneux, Haversin, Leignon, Pessoux, Serinchamps, Sovet (commune of Ciney)
• Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dinant, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinne et Thynes (commune of Dinant)
• Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, Bende, Bomal-sur-Ourthe, Borlon, Durbuy, Grandhan, Heyd, Izier, Septon, Tohogne, Villers-Sainte-Gertrude et Wéris (commune of Durbuy)
• Ferrières, My, Vieuxville, Werbomont, Xhoris (commune of Ferrières)
• Boussu-lez-Walcourt, Erpion, Fourbechies, Froidchapelle, Vergnies (commune of Froidchapelle)
• Agimont, Blaimont, Hastière, Hastière-Lavaux, Hastière-par-delà, Heer, Hermeton-sur-Meuse et Waulsort (commune of Hastière)
• De Klijte, Dranouter, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Wijtschate, Wulvergem (commune of Heuvelland)
• Ben-Ahin, Huy, Tihange (commune of Huy)
• Jalhay et Sart-lez-Spa (commune of Jalhay)
• Keerbergen (commune of Keerbergen)
• Bras, Freux, Libramont-Chevigny, Moircy, Recogne, Remagne, Saint-Pierre, Sainte-Marie-Chevigny (commune of Libramont-Chevigny)
• Arbre, Bois-de-Villers, Lesve, Lustin, Profondeville et Rivière (commune of Profondeville)
• Mirwart et Saint-Hubert (commune of Saint-Hubert)
• Averbode, Messelbroek, Scherpenheuvel, Testelt et Zichem (commune of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem)
• Spa (commune of Spa)
• Chevron, La Gleize, Lorcé, Rahier et Stoumont (commune of Stoumont)
• Barry, Beclers, Blandain, Chercq, Ere, Esplechin, Froidmont, Froyennes, Gaurain-Ramecroix, Havinnes, Hertain, Kain, Lamain, Marquain, Maulde, Melles, Mont-Saint-Aubert, Mourcourt, Orcq, Quartes, Ramegnies-Chin, Rumillies, Saint-Maur, Templeuve, Thimougies, Tournai, Vaulx, Vezon, Warchin, Willemeau (commune of Tournai)
• Basse-Bodeux, Fosse, Trois-Ponts et Wanne (commune of Trois-Ponts)
• Alle, Bagimont, Bohan, Chairière, Laforêt, Membre, Mouzaive, Nafraiture, Orchimont, Pussemange, Sugny et Vresse-sur-Semois (commune of Vresse-sur-Semois)
• Bierges, Limal et Wavre (commune of Wavre)
• Maasmechelen