Lierde

{{Short description|Municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders}}

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Lierde

|picture = Lierde - Oost-Vlaanderen - België - Town hall.jpg

|picture-legend = Lierde town hall

|map = Lierde East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of Lierde in East Flanders

|arms = Blason ville be Lierde.svg

|flag = Flag of Lierde.svg

|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}

|community = {{BE-NL}}

|province = {{BE-PROV-OV}}

|arrondissement = Oudenaarde

|nis = 45063

|mayor = Jurgen Soetens (Voor Lierde)

|majority = Voor Lierde, De 3de partij

|postal-codes = 9570-9571-9572

|telephone-area = 055-054

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

|coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|03|49|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

}}

Lierde ({{IPA|nl|ˈliːrdə}}) is a municipality located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Martens-Lierde. In 2021, Lierde had a total population of 6,626. The total area is 26.13 km².{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45063 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=9 May 2022 }} Lierde borders to Brakel, Zottegem, Herzele and Geraardsbergen. Lierde is known for the Ronde van vlaanderen, a bike race where cyclists climb all the hills of the Flemish Ardennes.