Erpe-Mere

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Erpe-Mere
Municipality
Erpe-Mere town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Erpe-Mere
Erpe-Mere Location in Belgium Location of Erpe-Mere in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°55′N 03°57′E / 50.917°N 3.950°E / 50.917; 3.950
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Aalst
Government
• Mayor	Hugo De Waele (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, N-VA
Area
• Total	34.41 km2 (13.29 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	19,857
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	9420 Aaigem 9420 Bambrugge 9420 Burst 9420 Erondegem 9420 Erpe 9420 Mere 9420 Ottergem 9420 Vlekkem
NIS code	41082
Area codes	053
Website	www.erpe-mere.be

Erpe-Mere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛrpəˈmeːrə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Aaigem, Bambrugge, Burst, Erondegem, Erpe, Mere, Ottergem and Vlekkem. There is also a hamlet in Bambrugge: Egem. Erpe-Mere is crossed by 2 brooks, the Molenbeek and the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek. In 2022 Erpe-Mere had a total population of 20,127. The total area is 34.03 km².^[2] The current mayor of Erpe-Mere is Hugo De Waele, from the CD&V (Christian Democratic) party.