Ravels | |
Map: | Ravels Antwerp Belgium Map.svg |
Map-Legend: | Location of Ravels in the province of Antwerp |
Arms: | Ravels wapen.svg |
Flag: | Flag of Ravels.svg |
Arrondissement: | Turnhout |
Nis: | 13035 |
Mayor: | Walter Luyten (CD&V) |
Majority: | CD&V |
Postal-Codes: | 2380-2382 |
Telephone-Area: | 014 |
Web: | www.ravels.be |
Coordinates: | 51.3667°N 5°W |
Ravels (pronounced as /nl/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Poppel, Ravels proper and Weelde. In 2021, Ravels had a total population of 15,105.[1] The total area is 94.99 km2. A large proportion of its inhabitants are immigrants from The Netherlands.The local economy is mainly agrarian. Ravels is a center of livestock farming in Belgium (especially cows, pigs, poultry), since the local climate is ideal for the animals.[2]
The town hall and the municipal services are located in Weelde.