What is Puurs?
[[Image:Flag of Puurs.svg|thumb|250px|Flag]] [[Image:Puurs wapen1.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Puurs''' is a former [[municipality]] in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[province]] of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. It includes the towns of [[Liezele]], [[Ruisbroek]], [[Breendonk]] and Puurs proper. There is also the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Kalfort]]. On 1 January 2019, Puurs and [[Sint-Amands]] were merged into the new municipality of [[Puurs-Sint-Amands]]. In 2007, 16250 people lived there.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statbel.fgov.be/downloads/pop200701com.xls |title=Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls) |access-date=2008-07-15 |archive-date=2008-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123144002/http://www.statbel.fgov.be/downloads/pop200701com.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is at 51° 04 North, 04° 16 East.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statbel.fgov.be/pub/d1/p120_nl.xls |title=Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls) |access-date=2008-07-15 |archive-date=2008-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081124205332/http://www.statbel.fgov.be/pub/d1/p120_nl.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Belgium-stub}} [[Category:Former municipalities of Antwerp]]