Beerse

Beerse
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Beerse Location in Belgium
Location of Beerse in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°19′N 04°52′E / 51.317°N 4.867°ECoordinates: 51°19′N 04°52′E / 51.317°N 4.867°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Marc Smans (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, BEERSEplus
Area
• Total	37.48 km^2 (14.47 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	17,829
• Density	480/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	2340
Area codes	014, 03
Website	www.beerse.be

Beerse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrsə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren. On 1 January 2006 Beerse had a total population of 16,482. By the end of 2007, this number had risen to 16,757.^[2] The total area is 37.48 km² which gives a population density of 447 inhabitants per km². The pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica, founded by Dr. Paul Janssen, has its headquarters in Beerse.

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)

Notable inhabitants

• Peter Evrard, singer
• René Verheyen, soccer player
• Patrick Vervoort, soccer player

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
2. Official website (in Dutch) - Statistics

External links

• Media related to Beerse at Wikimedia Commons
• Age distribution