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Ranst

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Ranst

Ranst

Location in Belgium

Location of Ranst in the province of Antwerp

Coordinates: 51°12′N 04°33′E / 51.200°N 4.550°E / 51.200; 4.550Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementAntwerpGovernment

• MayorJohan de Ryck (N-VA) • Governing party/iesN-VA, GroenArea

• Total43.67 km² (16.86 sq mi)Population

(2020-01-01)^[1]

• Total19,187 • Density440/km² (1,100/sq mi)Postal codes

2520

NIS code

11035

Area codes03Websitewww.ranst.be

Ranst (Dutch pronunciation: [rɑnst] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Broechem (townhall), Emblem [nl], Oelegem, and Ranst (postoffice) proper. In 2021, Ranst had a total population of 19,249. The total area is 43.58 km² (16.83 sq mi).^[2]

Notable people

Wouter Berthout van Ranst
Jozef Simons, (1888-1948), writer and poet, born in Oelegem.

Partnership

Herbstein, since 1968.

References

^ "Bevolking naar woonplaats, nationaliteit, burgerlijke staat, leeftijd en geslacht". Statbel. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11035". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.