Lebbeke

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Lebbeke

Lebbeke

Location in Belgium

Location of Lebbeke in East Flanders

Coordinates: 51°00′N 04°07′E / 51.000°N 4.117°E / 51.000; 4.117Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementDendermondeGovernment

• MayorJan Vanderstraeten (CD&V) • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&V, SP.A-GroenArea

• Total27.3 km² (10.5 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total19,195 • Density700/km² (1,800/sq mi)Postal codes

9280

NIS code

42011

Area codes052Websitewww.lebbeke.be

Lebbeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderbelle [nl], Lebbeke proper and Wieze [nl]. In 2021, Lebbeke had a total population of 19,560. The total area is 27.31 km².^[2] Lebbeke is home to the chocolate factory Callebaut.

Events

Metal Female Voices Fest is a heavy metal music festival held annually in Belgium since 2003.

The Clay Cross in Lebbeke is a cyclo-cross race held in East Flanders.

The 2024 PDC Belgian Darts Open was held in Wieze.

Current and former inhabitants

Jean-Marie Pfaff, soccer player, played 64 times for the Belgium national team and was born in Lebbeke. He now lives in Brasschaat.
Frank Vandenbroucke, international cyclist.

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 42011". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 8 May 2022.