Zoutleeuw (Dutch: [zʌutˈleːu] ; French: Léau [leo]) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km2, giving a population density of 182 inhabitants per km2. The name Leeuw means "lion", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax. In 1999, UNESCO included the historical St. Leonard's Church as part of the World Heritage Site Belfries of Belgium and France.
== Other centres == As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the sub-municipalities of:
Budingen Dormaal Halle-Booienhoven Helen-Bos Ossenweg
References
== External links == Media related to Zoutleeuw at Wikimedia Commons Official website (in Dutch) Archaeology in Zoutleeuw
