Puurs-Sint-Amands
Puurs-Sint-Amands | |||
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Municipality | |||
Town hall of Sint-Amands
Town hall of Sint-Amands
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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 | 49.14 km2 (18.97 sq mi) | ||
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Postal codes | 2870, 2890 | ||
Area codes | 03, 052 | ||
Website | puurs-sint-amands.be |
Puurs-Sint-Amands (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpyːrˌsɪnt ɑˈmɑnts])[1] 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.
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Creation
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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.
Government
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.
Gallery
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St Peters Church, Puurs
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View on Mariekerke and Sint Amands
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Wind mill museum Sint Amands
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Fort van Liezele