Beerse
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Beerse in the province of Antwerp | |
 Interactive map of Beerse | |
Beerse Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 04°52′E / 51.317°N 4.867°E / 51.317; 4.867 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Turnhout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bart Craane (CDE-Vlim) |
| • Governing parties | CDE-Vlim, BEERSEplus |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.36 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 18,128 |
| • Density | 485.2/km2 (1,257/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2340 |
| NIS code | 13004 |
| 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. In 2024, Beerse had a total population of 18,601.[1] The total area is 37.48 km2 (14.47 sq mi).2 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)
Climate
| 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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 Institute3 | |||||||||||||
Notable inhabitants
- Peter Evrard, singer
- René Verheyen, soccer player
- Patrick Vervoort, soccer player
References
References
- "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
External links
- Media related to Beerse at Wikimedia Commons
- Age distribution Archived 25 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine