BELGIUM

 

  • Number of crematoria: 17
  • Crematoria situated at:
    1. Antwerpen
    2. Brugge
    3. Bruxelles
    4. Charleroi, Ciney, Courtrai, Court St-Etienne
    5. Frasnes Lez Anvaing
    6. Gent
    7. Hasselt, Holsbeek (opened in 2013)
    8. Liège
    9. Mons
    10. Sint Niklaas
    11. Turnhout
    12. Vilvoorde
    13. Welkenraedt

*Statistics of cremations

  Cremations Total Deaths % of Deaths
2016 63,380 108,056 58.65
2017 65,221 108,666 60.02
*Latest figures obtainable
 
Cremation Organisation (a):
Société Belge pour la Crémation, ASBL
Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier 1/4
1000 Bruxelles
President:
Monsieur Jean-Paul Petit
Secretary:
Phillipe Malbecq
Treasurer:
Robert Smets
Date of foundation:
1905
Number of members:
±3,000
Name of journal:
Reliance - Journal de la Société Belge pour la Crémation
Published:
quarterly
Circulation:
3,000+
Editor:
Robert Smets, Avenue de la Reine 9, 1310 La Hulpe
Cremation Organisation (b):
Société Cooperative Intercommunale de Crémation
Avenue du Silence 61
1180 Bruxelles
President:
Mr Mahfoudh Romdhani
Secretary:
Mr Xavier Godart
Treasurer:
Mr Xavier Godart
Date of foundation:
1933
Cremation Organisation (c):
Neomansio S.C.R.L.
Rue des Coquelicots 1
4020 Liège
President:
M. Jean-Pierre Goffin
Directeur général:
M. Philippe Dussard
Date of foundation:
1978
Number of members:
57