Puurs-Sint-Amands

Puurs-Sint-Amands
Town hall of Sint-Amands
Town hall of Sint-Amands
Flag of Puurs-Sint-Amands
Coat of arms of Puurs-Sint-Amands
Location of Puurs-Sint-Amands
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Puurs-Sint-Amands is located in Belgium
Puurs-Sint-Amands
Puurs-Sint-Amands
Location 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 km2 (18.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total26,208
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes
2870, 2890
NIS code
12041
Area codes03, 052
Websitepuurs-sint-amands.be

Puurs-Sint-Amands (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpyːr ˌsɪnt ɑˈmɑnts])[a] 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.[2]

The merged municipality has an area of 48.99 km2 and has a population of 26,208 people as of 2021.[3] Puurs-Sint-Amands consists of the following deelgemeentes (sub-municipalities): Breendonk, Liezele, Lippelo, Puurs, Oppuurs, Ruisbroek, Sint-Amands.[4]

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

  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). Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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