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Beerse
Beerse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrsə] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren. In 2021, Beerse had a total population of 18,194. The total area is 37.48 km2 (14.5 sq mi).[2] The pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica, founded by Dr. Paul Janssen, has its headquarters in Beerse.
Beerse | |
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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°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Turnhout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bart Craane (CDE-Vlim) |
| • Governing party/ies | CDE-Vlim, BEERSEplus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.36 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,128 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2340 |
| NIS code | 13004 |
| Area codes | 014, 03 |
| Website | www.beerse.be |
Industry Edit
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)
Climate Edit
| Climate data for Beerse (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 4.1 (39.4) | 10.8 (51.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 4.8 (40.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.8 (53.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.6 (43.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.6 (3.06) | 71.6 (2.82) | 62.2 (2.45) | 46.2 (1.82) | 62.6 (2.46) | 77.5 (3.05) | 84.2 (3.31) | 86.1 (3.39) | 74.3 (2.93) | 74.6 (2.94) | 86.3 (3.40) | 100.1 (3.94) | 903.3 (35.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 138.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61 | 78 | 133 | 187 | 215 | 214 | 220 | 206 | 160 | 116 | 67 | 51 | 1,707 |
| Source: Royal Meteorological Institute[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants Edit
- Peter Evrard, singer
- René Verheyen, soccer player
- Patrick Vervoort, soccer player
References Edit
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
- ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13004". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991-2020" (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
External links Edit
- Media related to Beerse at Wikimedia Commons
- Age distribution 25 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine