Geraardsbergen

Geraardsbergen
Municipality
Montage of Geraardsbergen
Montage of Geraardsbergen
Flag of Geraardsbergen
Flag
Coat of arms of Geraardsbergen
Coat of arms
Location of Geraardsbergen
Map
Geraardsbergen is located in Belgium
Geraardsbergen
Geraardsbergen
Location in Belgium
Location of Geraardsbergen in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°46′N 03°52′E / 50.767°N 3.867°E / 50.767; 3.867
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementAalst
Government
 • MayorAnn Panis (Open VLD)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V, Open VLD
Area
 • Total80.05 km2 (30.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total33,403
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
9500, 9506
NIS code
41018
Area codes054
Websitewww.geraardsbergen.be

Geraardsbergen (Dutch: [ˈɣeːraːrtsˌbɛrɣə(n)] ⓘ; French: Grammont [ɡʁamɔ̃]) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the following towns:

Goeferdinge [nl], Grimminge [nl], Idegem [nl], Moerbeke [nl], Nederboelare [nl], Nieuwenhove [nl], Onkerzele [nl], Ophasselt [nl], Overboelare [nl], Schendelbeke [nl], Smeerebbe-Vloerzegem [nl], Viane, Waarbeke [nl], Zandbergen [nl] and Zarlardinge [nl].

In 2021, Geraardsbergen had a total population of 33,970. The total area is 79.71 km2.[2]

The current mayor of Geraardsbergen is Ann Panis, from the (liberal) party Open VLD.

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 41018". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.