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Assenede score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Assenede safe? Belgium travel risk

Is Assenede safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Assenede scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Belgium Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 23 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Assenede scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Belgium (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Assenede: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (36/100) and natural hazards (43/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Assenede belongs to Flanders (Belgium), centered at coordinates 51.2333° N, 3.7500° E (3 m above sea level). Distance to Brussels is 60.2 km towards the SE.

Region
Flanders
Coordinates
51.2333° N, 3.7500° E
Elevation
3 m
Time Zone
Europe/Brussels
Population
14,200
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Brussels (60.2 km SE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) 47.6 km ENE
Hospital Care Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan-Baptist 6.4 km SE
Police Station Politiepost Zelzate 5.3 km SE
Railway Terminal Eeklo 13.5 km WSW

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Belgium

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods 1 — — — — — 1 3 2 — 2 —
Droughts — — — — 1 — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Assenede happened in August (3 of 9 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Belgium travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Belgium entry requirements.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Gent 20
20.1 km S
Beveren 10
35.0 km E
Bruges 22
36.7 km W
Aalst 15
38.5 km SSE
Antwerp 32
45.3 km E
Deurne 10
49.6 km E

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy