Beerse
Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
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Beerse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrsə] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren. In 2024, Beerse had a total population of 18,601. The total area is 37.48 km2 (14.47 sq mi).[2] The pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica, founded by Dr. Paul Janssen, has its headquarters in Beerse.
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Beerse
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Beerse in the province of Antwerp | |
 Interactive map of Beerse | |
  Beerse Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 04°52′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Turnhout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bart Craane (CDE-Vlim) |
| • Governing parties | CDE-Vlim, BEERSEplus |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.36 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 18,128 |
| • Density | 485.2/km2 (1,257/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2340 |
| NIS code | 13004 |
| Area codes | 014, 03 |
| Website | www.beerse.be |
Industry
Several companies are located in Beerse, of which the most important are:
- Janssen Pharmaceutica (pharmaceuticals)
- Metallo-Chimique (metallurgy)
- Wienerberger Beerse (bricks)
- Glacio (ice cream)
- Aurora productions (paper and plastics)
Climate
| Climate data for Beerse (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.6 (3.06) |
71.6 (2.82) |
62.2 (2.45) |
46.2 (1.82) |
62.6 (2.46) |
77.5 (3.05) |
84.2 (3.31) |
86.1 (3.39) |
74.3 (2.93) |
74.6 (2.94) |
86.3 (3.40) |
100.1 (3.94) |
903.3 (35.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 138.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61 | 78 | 133 | 187 | 215 | 214 | 220 | 206 | 160 | 116 | 67 | 51 | 1,707 |
| Source: Royal Meteorological Institute[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants
- Peter Evrard, singer
- René Verheyen, soccer player
- Patrick Vervoort, soccer player
