Sint-Lievens-Houtem
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| Coat of arms | Flag |
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Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Letterhoutem, Bavegem, Zonnegem, | |
| Basic facts | |
| Area | 26.66 km² |
| Population density | 346.36/km² |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Administrative district | Aalst |
| Judicial district | Oudenaarde |
| Electoral district | Herzele |
| Police district | Herzele/ Sint-Lievens-Houtem/ Zottegem |
| Diocese | Ghent |
| RC deanery | Herzele/Sint-Lievens-Houtem |
| RC parish (Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper) | St. Michael's |
| Patron saint (Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper) | St. Livinus (d 12 November 657) |
| Level | 29 to 83 m |
| Geographic coordinates | 50° 55′N 3° 51′E |
| Soil | sandy clay |
| Drainage area | Dender basin |
| Postal code | 9520 (Letterhoutem: 9521) |
| Dialling code | (+32) 53 |
| Website | http://www.sint-lievens-houtem.be |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Dr. Lieven Latoir (Nieuw Houtem - NH) |
| Aldermen | Jozef Erauw (NH) Hubert Verhoeyen (VLD) Peter de Naeyer (NH) Georges van den Bossche (NH) |
| Parties in power | NH and VLD |
| Municipal Council Composition (21 seats) | |
| Last municipal elections | 8 October 2000 |
| Next elections | 2006 |
| Major events | |
| First Sunday of March | Bacchus procession |
| Sunday nearest to 29 June | Summer fair |
| First Sunday of July | Cotthem Kermis |
| Second Sunday of July | Hoeksken’s Kermis |
| Sunday nearest to 29 September | Michaelmas Kermis |
| 11-12 November | Winter fair |
Sint-Lievens-Houtem is an amalgamated municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The town comprises the former municipalities of Bavegem, Letterhoutem, Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper, Vlierzele, and Zonnegem, and the hamlets of Espenhoek, Cotthem, and Hoogveld, formerly parts of Oombergen. On 1 July 2004 Sint-Lievens-Houtem had a total population of 9,234 (4,507 males and 4,727 females). The total area is 26.66 km² which gives a population density of 346.36 inhabitants per km².
External links
- Official website (http://www.sint-lievens-houtem.be) - Only available in Dutch
| East Flanders | |
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| Aalst: | Aalst | Denderleeuw | Erpe-Mere | Geraardsbergen | Haaltert | Herzele | Lede | Ninove | Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Zottegem | | |
| Dendermonde: | Berlare | Buggenhout | Dendermonde | Hamme | Laarne | Lebbeke | Waasmunster | Wetteren | Wichelen | Zele | | |
| Eeklo: | Assenede | Eeklo | Kaprijke | Maldegem | Sint-Laureins | Zelzate | | |
| Ghent: | Aalter | Deinze | De Pinte | Destelbergen | Evergem | Gavere | Ghent | Knesselare | Lochristi | Lovendegem | Melle | Merelbeke | Moerbeke | Nazareth | Nevele | Oosterzele | Sint-Martens-Latem | Waarschoot | Wachtebeke | Zomergem | Zulte | | |
| Oudenaarde: | Brakel | Horebeke | Kluisbergen | Kruishoutem | Lierde | Maarkedal | Oudenaarde | Ronse | Wortegem-Petegem | Zingem | Zwalm | | |
| Sint-Niklaas: | Beveren | Kruibeke | Lokeren | Sint-Gillis-Waas | Sint-Niklaas | Stekene | Temse | | |