Lievegem | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Lievegem  | |
  Lievegem Location in Belgium
Location of the municipality of Lievegem  | |
| Coordinates: 51°08′N 3°35′E / 51.13°N 3.58°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Ghent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kim Martens (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, Open VLD |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.78 km2 (31.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 26,657 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9920, 9921, 9930, 9931, 9932, 9950 |
| NIS code | 44085 |
| Area codes | 09 |
| Website | www.lievegem.be |
Lievegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlivəˌɣɛm] ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem.[2]
The merged municipality has an area of 80.78 km2 and is home to 26,441 inhabitants as of 2021.[3] A referendum was held for the new name of the municipality, and 55% voted for Lievegem (literally Lieve Canal settlement).[4]
Lievegem consists of the following deelgemeentes (sub-municipalities): Lovendegem, Oostwinkel, Ronsele, Vinderhoute, Waarschoot, and Zomergem.[5]
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
- ^ "Drie kleintjes zijn liever samen groot: in 2019 worden inwoners wakker in Lievegem". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44036". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Lovendegem, Zomergem en Waarschoot smelten samen tot Lievegem". Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Lievegem". Vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.