Herent

{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Herent

|picture = Herent.JPG

|map = Herent Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of Herent in Flemish Brabant

|arms = Blason Herent.svg

|flag = Herent vlag.svg

|arrondissement = Leuven

|nis = 24038

|pyramid-date=

|0-19=

|20-64=

|65=

|foreigners=

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|mayor = Astrid Pollers (N-VA)

|majority = N-VA, CD&V, OpenVld

|postal-codes = 3020

|telephone-area = 016, 02

|web = [http://www.herent.be/ www.herent.be]

|coordinates = {{coord|50|54|N|04|40|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

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Herent ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦeːrənt}}) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages and former municipalities of Herent proper, Veltem-Beisem and Winksele. On January 1, 2016, Herent had a total population of 21,213. The total area is 32.73 km² resulting in a population density of 648 inhabitants per km². The current mayor (as of 2018) is Astrid Pollers.