Lievegem

Lievegem
Municipality
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Flag of Lievegem Flag Coat of arms of Lievegem Coat of arms
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Kim Martens (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Open VLD
Area
• Total	80.78 km2 (31.19 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total
Postal codes	9920, 9921, 9930, 9931, 9932, 9950
Area codes	09
Website	www.lievegem.be

Lievegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlivəˌɣɛm]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem.

The merged municipality has an area of 80.78 km² and is home to 26,441 inhabitants as of 2021. A referendum was held for the new name of the municipality, and 55% voted for Lievegem (literally Lieve Canal settlement).

Lievegem consists of the following deelgemeentes (sub-municipalities): Lovendegem, Oostwinkel, Ronsele, Vinderhoute, Waarschoot, and Zomergem.

Gallery

• Sint-Martinuskerk, Zomergem (DSCF0129).jpg

  St. Martin's church in Zomergem

• Brouwershuis en brouwerij - Beke - Lievegem.jpg

  Brewery in Beke

• Zomergem - (Belgium) - Rectorie (Dekenij).jpg

  Rectory in Zomergem

• Brug over de Lieve aan de Akkerhoeve.jpg

  The Lieve Canal

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site