The municipality comprised the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute.

[3] The name of the town was first recorded as Lovendenghiem in 1150,[4] but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age.

Lovendegem used to be a complicated patchwork of heerlijkheden (landed estates) and one barony.

The religious wars of the late 16th century and the subsequent repression by the Iron Duke caused a near abandonment of Lovendegem.

Effective 1 January 2019, Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem were merged into the new municipality of Lievegem.