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Lierde
Flag of Lierde
Coat of arms of Lierde
Location of Lierde
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementOudenaarde
Government
 • MayorMarc De Brakeleer (LIERDE)
 • Governing party/iesLIERDE, CL
Area
 • Total
26.32 km2 (10.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
6,567
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Postal codes
9570-9571-9572
NIS code
45063
Area codes055-054
Websitewww.lierde.be

Lierde is a municipality located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Martens-Lierde. On January 1, 2006 Lierde had a total population of 6,399. The total area is 26.13 km² which gives a population density of 245 inhabitants per km². Lierde borders to Brakel,Zottegem,Herzele and Geraardsbergen. Lierde is known by the Ronde van vlaanderen, a bike race where cyclists climb all the hills of the flemisch ardennes.

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.