Puurs-Sint-Amands facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Puurs-Sint-Amands
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Town hall of Sint-Amands
|
|||
|
|||
 Puurs-Sint-Amands
Location in Belgium
|
|||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | Antwerp | ||
| Arrondissement | Mechelen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 48.99 km2 (18.92 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2018-01-01)Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
|
|||
| • Total | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||
| Postal codes |
2870, 2890
|
||
| Area codes | 03, 052 | ||
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 km2 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
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.
Gallery
-
St Peter's Church, Puurs
-
View on Mariekerke and Sint-Amands
-
Windmill museum in Sint Amands
-
Fort of Liezele
.jpg)
