 A street in Ghent is named after him, the Charles de Kerchove Lane.He was succeeded as burgomaster of Ghent, by his son-in-law Hippolyte Lippens.In 1875, he became President of the "Maatschappij voor Hofbouw- en Kruidtuinkunde" and a strong supporter of the "Gentse Floraliën", which would become an international fair on botany.