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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Puurs-Sint-Amands
Municipality
Town hall of Sint-AmandsTown hall of Sint-Amands
Flag of Puurs-Sint-AmandsFlagCoat of arms of Puurs-Sint-AmandsCoat of arms
Location of Puurs-Sint-Amands
Puurs-Sint-Amands is located in BelgiumPuurs-Sint-AmandsPuurs-Sint-AmandsLocation in Belgium Location of Puurs-Sint-Amands in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°03′50″N 4°17′42″E / 51.064°N 4.295°E / 51.064; 4.295
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceAntwerp
ArrondissementMechelen
Government
 • MayorKoen Van den Heuvel (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total49.14 km (18.97 sq mi)
Population
 • Total26,208
 • Density530/km (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes2870, 2890
NIS code12041
Area codes03, 052
Websitepuurs-sint-amands.be

Puurs-Sint-Amands (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpyːr ˌsɪnt ɑˈmɑnts]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands.

The merged municipality has an area of 48.99 km and has a population of 26,208 people as of 2021. Puurs-Sint-Amands consists of the following deelgemeentes (sub-municipalities): Breendonk, Liezele, Lippelo, Puurs, Oppuurs, Ruisbroek, Sint-Amands.

Together with Bornem, the area forms a region known as Little Brabant.

Creation

See also: Fusion of the Belgian municipalities

The Flemish Government provides incentives for municipalities to voluntarily merge. The municipal councils of Puurs and Sint-Amands approved a merge in principle on 18 September 2017. Definitive approval occurred on 20 November 2017, which was ratified by Flemish decree of 4 May 2018 alongside several other merges, all to be effective per 1 January 2019.

As of 1 January 2018, the municipality of Puurs had a population of 17,452 and Sint-Amands a population of 8,480.

Government

The first elections for the new municipality were held during the regular local elections of 14 October 2018, electing a municipal council for the legislative period of 2019–2024. CD&V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council (17 out of 29). Koen Van den Heuvel, who was mayor of Puurs until then, became mayor of Puurs-Sint-Amands.

Gallery

  • St Peter's Church, Puurs St Peter's Church, Puurs
  • View on Mariekerke and Sint-Amands View on Mariekerke and Sint-Amands
  • Windmill museum in Sint Amands Windmill museum in Sint Amands
  • Fort of Liezele Fort of Liezele

Notes

  1. Puurs in isolation: [pyːrs].

References

  1. https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/gemeente/puurs-sint-amands#dashboard2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Gemeente Puurs-Sint-Amands". Ivarem (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12041". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. "Puurs-Sint-Amands". Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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