Wallonia Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Rules 2026

LawfulStay tracks short-term rental rules for 10 places in Wallonia, Belgium. Select a place below for its permit, tax and other rules, or see all of Belgium.

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Wallonia at a glance

Places tracked
10 places: 10 conditional
Licence or registration
Required in all 10 local places
Tax on stays
Applies in 9 of 10 local places
Regional law
No regional short-term rental law on record; rules are set locally.

Wallonia short-term rental questions

Are short-term rentals legal in Wallonia?

In all 10 places we track in Wallonia, short-term rentals are allowed, all with permit conditions or limits.

Do I need a licence for a short-term rental in Wallonia?

All 10 local places we track in Wallonia require a licence, permit or registration. Check your city's page for its rules.

Is there a regional short-term rental law in Wallonia?

We have no regional short-term rental law on record for Wallonia. Cities and towns set their own rules.

Wallonia Airbnb & Vacation Rental Regulation Overview

The short-term rental regulatory landscape in Wallonia encompasses 10 tracked jurisdictions: 10 where rentals are allowed with conditions. Hosts operating on platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com should verify local requirements before listing, as rules vary significantly between cities and regions.

All 10 tracked jurisdictions in Wallonia require some form of permit, license, or registration for short-term rental operations. Requirements range from simple online registration to comprehensive permit applications with inspections.

Tax obligations apply in 10 of 10 jurisdictions. Common taxes include occupancy taxes, tourist levies, and sales taxes. Many jurisdictions require hosts to register for tax collection, and some platforms like Airbnb collect and remit taxes automatically in select locations.

LawfulStay monitors Wallonia STR regulations daily and updates this page as rules change. Each city page includes detailed permit requirements, fee schedules, tax rates, zoning rules, and penalty information sourced from official government websites.

Charleroi
Charleroi follows the Walloon rules: register with Tourisme Wallonie, hold a fire-safety certificate, and get an urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets
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La Louvière
La Louviere follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets) and charges a stay tax of EUR 2.00 per person per day, halved for…
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Liège
Liege follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets)
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Mons
Mons follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets) and charges EUR 3.00 per guest per night, explicitly including Airbnb
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Mouscron
Mouscron follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets) and charges EUR 1.15 per guest over 12 per night, halved for certified…
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Namur
Namur follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets) and charges tourist accommodation, certified or not, a flat EUR 225 per…
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Seraing
Seraing follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets) and taxes Airbnb-type lets under a EUR 160 per bed stay tax and a EUR 255…
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Tournai
Tournai follows the Walloon rules: register with Tourisme Wallonie, hold a fire-safety certificate, and get an urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets
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Verviers
Verviers follows the Walloon rules (registration with Tourisme Wallonie, fire-safety certificate, urban-planning permit for most new tourist lets) and charges a stay tax of EUR 189.50 per room per year
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Wallonia (Region)
Wallonia, outside the nine German-speaking communes, requires every tourist accommodation to be registered with Tourisme Wallonie before it is let, with a fire-safety certificate granted by the mayor and a recent…
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