Puurs-Sint-Amands
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Puurs-Sint-Amands | |
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 Town hall of Sint-Amands | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of 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 | |
| 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) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 26,208 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2870, 2890 |
| NIS code | 12041 |
| Area codes | 03, 052 |
| Website | puurs-sint-amands |
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.
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.
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