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Waarschoot

Village and former municipality in Flemish Region

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51°09′N 03°36′E / 51.150°N 3.600°E / 51.150; 3.600Country

BelgiumRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementGhentMunicipalityLievegemArea

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• Total21.94 km² (8.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total8,194 • Density370/km² (970/sq mi)Time zoneCETPostal code

9950

Dialing code09Websitewww.lievegem.be

Waarschoot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːrsxoːt]) is a town and former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprised the towns of Waarschoot proper. In 2018, Waarschoot had a total population of 7,967. The total area is 21.91 km² (8.46 sq mi).^[2]

Until 31 December 2018, Waarschoot was one of the few Belgian municipalities having a female mayor. Her name is Ann Coopman.^[3]

Effective 1 January 2019, Waarschoot, Lovendegem, and Zomergem were merged into the new municipality of Lievegem, with only one mayor remaining, Tony Vermeire (CD&V).

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Waarschoot on the Ferraris map (around 1775)
Church of Saint Ghislenus in Waarschot. Tower and ruins of the former church
Rattenkasteel (Rat Castle)
Pub in Waarschot

References

^ ^a ^b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44072". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Ann Coopman^{[circular reference]}