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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galmaarden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɑlmaːrdə(n)] ; French: Gammerages, French pronunciation: [ɡamʁaʒ]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Galmaarden proper, Tollembeek and Vollezele. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2006, Galmaarden had a total population of 8,058. The total area is 34.93 km2 which gives a population density of 231 inhabitants per km2. Galmaarden is the current home of the comedian Urbanus, who has a statue in Tollembeek. There is a statue of the stallion Brillant in Vollezele.
Galmaarden | |
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![]() Vollezele | |
Coordinates: 50.75°N 03.99°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Flemish Brabant |
Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patrick Decat (CD&V) |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V |
Area | |
• Total | 35.29 km2 (13.63 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,725 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1570 |
NIS code | 23023 |
Area codes | 054 |
Website | www.galmaarden.be |
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