Laarne

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Laarne
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Laarne (East Flanders Province)
Laarne
Laarne
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : East Flanders
District : Dendermonde
Coordinates : 51 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 51 ′  E
Area : 32.07 km²
Residents: 12,370 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 386 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 9270
Prefix: 09
Mayor: Ignace De Baerdemaecker ( VLD )

Local government address : 		Gemeentebestuur Laarne
Dorpsstraat 2
9270 Laarne
Website: www.laarne.be
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Laarne is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region . It is located in the province of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Dendermonde . The municipality has 12,370 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​32.07 km². In addition to the main town, the district of Kalken also belongs to the municipality.

Ghent is 9 kilometers to the west, Aalst 15 km to the south-east, Dendermonde 19 km to the east, Brussels 42 km to the south-east and Antwerp 44 km to the north-east.

The next motorway exits are only a few kilometers west of Heusden on the eastern Ghent motorway ring , in Beervelde in the north on the A14 / E 17 and in Wetteren in the south on the A10 / E 40 .

The nearest train stations are in Wetteren and Melle , and national express trains also stop in Ghent.

There is an international airport near the capital, Brussels.

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  • Laarne, church: de Sint Machariuskapel

  • Liming, church: de parochiekerk Sint Denijs

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Commons : Laarne  - collection of images, videos and audio files