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
2014 58,986 104,723 56.33
2015 63,457 *110,480 *57.44

Note on the statistics of cremations:
*Estimated figures.

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:
54