Puurs-Sint-Amands | |
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Town hall of Sint-Amands | |
Coordinates: 51°03′50″N4°17′42″E / 51.064°N 4.295°E Coordinates: 51°03′50″N4°17′42″E / 51.064°N 4.295°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Antwerp |
Arrondissement | Mechelen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Koen Van den Heuvel (CD&V) |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V |
Area | |
• Total | 48.99 km2 (18.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021-01-01) [1] | |
• Total | 26,208 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 2870, 2890 |
Area codes | 03, 052 |
Website | puurs-sint-amands.be |
Puurs-Sint-Amands (Dutch pronunciation: [pyːrs 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. [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.
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.
The first elections for the new municipality were held during the regular local elections of 14 October 2018, electing a municipal council for the legislative period of 2019–2024. CD&V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council (17 out of 29). Koen Van den Heuvel, who was mayor of Puurs until then, became mayor of Puurs-Sint-Amands.
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