Puurs-Sint-Amands

Puurs-Sint-Amands (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpyːr ˌsɪnt ɑˈmɑnts])[a] is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands.

[3] Puurs-Sint-Amands consists of the following deelgemeentes (sub-municipalities): Breendonk, Liezele, Lippelo, Puurs, Oppuurs, Ruisbroek, Sint-Amands.

The municipal councils of Puurs and Sint-Amands approved a merge in principle on 18 September 2017.

Definitive approval occurred on 20 November 2017, which was ratified by Flemish decree of 4 May 2018 alongside several other merges, all to be effective per 1 January 2019.

CD&V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council (17 out of 29).