Laakdal

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Laakdal

Laakdal

Location in Belgium

Location of Laakdal in the province of Antwerp

Coordinates: 51°05′N 05°04′E / 51.083°N 5.067°E / 51.083; 5.067Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementTurnhoutGovernment

• MayorTine Gielis (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V, PROLaakdalArea

• Total42.43 km² (16.38 sq mi)Population

(2020-01-01)^[1]

• Total16,186 • Density380/km² (990/sq mi)Postal codes

2430, 2431

NIS code

13053

Area codes014, 013, 011Websitewww.laakdal.be

Laakdal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡdɑl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Laakdal was founded in 1977 out of a merger of the towns Veerle, Eindhout and Vorst. The municipality now comprises the towns of Eindhout [nl], Veerle [nl], Vorst [nl], Varendonk [nl] and Vorst-Meerlaar (also known as Klein-Vorst). In 2021, Laakdal had a total population of 16,293.^[2] The total area is 42.48 km².

The municipality has 6 neighbouring towns. Clockwise on the compass these are: Geel, Meerhout, Ham, Tessenderlo, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem and Herselt.

Notable people

Kathleen Aerts
Patrik Vankrunkelsven

References

^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13053". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.