Zwalm is located 15 kilometers south of
Gent. It has a population of 8,000.
Beerlegem, Dikkele, Hundelgem, Meilegem, Munkzwalm, Paulatem, Roborst, Rozebeke, Sint-Blasius-Boekel, Sint-Denijs-Boekel, Sint-Maria-Latem and Nederzwalm-Hermelgem are boroughs within the municipal district of Zwalm.