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Sint-lievens-houtem Sint-Lievens-Houtem
> colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Location | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Sint-Lievens-Houtem's location on the map representing the province of East Flanders | | Coat of arms | Flag | | width="150" | | width="150" | | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Constituent parishes (formerly independent) | colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Letterhoutem, Bavegem, Zonnegem,
most part of Vlierzele, and parts of Oombergen
(i.e. hamlets of Espenhoek, Cotthem, and Hoogveld) | | olspan="2" bgcolor="#ffdead" | Basic facts | a href="/encyclopedia/Area" title="Area">Area | 26.66 km | Population> 9,234 (July 2004) | a href="/encyclopedia/Population-density" title="Population density">Population density | 346.36/km² | a href="/encyclopedia/Province" title="Province">Province | East Flanders | a href="/encyclopedia/Aalst_%28District%29" title="Aalst_%28District%29">Administrative district | Aalst | udicial district | Oudenaarde | lectoral district | Herzele | olice district | Herzele/
Sint-Lievens-Houtem/
Zottegem | a href="/encyclopedia/Diocese" title="Diocese">Diocese | Ghent | a href="/encyclopedia/Roman-Catholic" title="Roman Catholic">RC deanery | Herzele/Sint-Lievens-Houtem | a href="/encyclopedia/Roman-Catholic" title="Roman Catholic">RC parish
(Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper) | St. Michael's | a href="/encyclopedia/Patron-saint" title="Patron saint">Patron saint
(Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper) | St. Livinus (d 12 November 657) | a href="/encyclopedia/Level" title="Level">Level | 29 to 83 m | d valign="top" | Geographic coordinates | 50 55′N
3 51′E | a href="/encyclopedia/Soil" title="Soil">Soil | sandy clay | a href="/encyclopedia/Watershed" title="Watershed">Drainage area | Dender basin | a href="/encyclopedia/Postal-code" title="Postal code">Postal code | 9520 (Letterhoutem: 9521) | a href="/encyclopedia/Area-code" title="Area code">Dialling code | (+32) 53 | a href="/encyclopedia/Website" title="Website">Website | http://www.sint-lievens-houtem.be | | gcolor="#FFFFFF" | | olspan="2" bgcolor="#ffdead" | Politics | a href="/encyclopedia/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor | Dr. Lieven Latoir
(Nieuw Houtem - NH) | d valign="top" | Aldermen | td valign="top" | Jozef Erauw (NH)
Hubert Verhoeyen (VLD)
Peter de Naeyer (NH)
Georges van den Bossche (NH) | arties in power | NH and VLD | d valign="top" | Municipal Council Composition
(21 seats) | td valign="top" | NH 10
VLD 5
CD&V 5
Sp.a 1 | ast municipal elections | 8 October 2000 | ext elections | 2006 | | olspan="2" bgcolor="#ffdead" | Major events | irst Sunday of March | Bacchus procession | unday nearest to 29 June | Summer fair | irst Sunday of July | Cotthem Kermis | econd Sunday of July | Hoekskens Kermis | unday nearest to 29 September | Michaelmas Kermis | 1-12 November | Winter fair | | gcolor="#FFFFFF" | Sint-Lievens-Houtem is an amalgamated municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The town comprises the former municipalities of Bavegem, Letterhoutem, Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper, Vlierzele, and Zonnegem, and the hamlets of Espenhoek, Cotthem, and Hoogveld, formerly parts of Oombergen. On 1 July 2004 Sint-Lievens-Houtem had a total population of 9,234 (4,507 males and 4,727 females). The total area is 26.66 km² which gives a population density of 346.36 inhabitants per km². External links
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