Lievegem

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Lievegem

|picture = Waarschoot Sint-Ghislenuskerk erfgoed 33247 24-03-2019 14-46-021.jpg

|picture-legend =

|map = Lievegem East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of the municipality of Lievegem

|arms = Wapen Lievegem.jpg

|flag = Flag of Lievegem.svg

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

|community = {{BE-NL}}

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

|arrondissement = Ghent

|nis = 44085

|mayor = Kim Martens (CD&V)

|majority = CD&V, Open VLD

|postal-codes = 9920, 9921, 9930, 9931, 9932, 9950

|telephone-area = 09

|web = [https://www.lievegem.be/ www.lievegem.be]

|coordinates = {{coord|51.13|3.58|dim:5000|display=inline,title}}

}}

Lievegem ({{IPA|nl|ˈlivəˌɣɛm|-|Nl-Lievegem.ogg}}) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem.{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20171221_03256786 |title=Drie kleintjes zijn liever samen groot: in 2019 worden inwoners wakker in Lievegem |website=Nieuwsblad |access-date=5 May 2022 |language=nl}}

The merged municipality has an area of 80.78 km² and is home to 26,441 inhabitants as of 2021.{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44036 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=5 May 2022 }} A referendum was held for the new name of the municipality, and 55% voted for Lievegem (literally Lieve Canal settlement).{{cite news|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2017/12/01/lovendegem--zomergem-en-waarschoot-smelten-samen-tot-lievegem/ |title=Lovendegem, Zomergem en Waarschoot smelten samen tot Lievegem |website=Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie |access-date=5 May 2022 |language=nl}}

Lievegem consists of the following deelgemeentes (sub-municipalities): Lovendegem, {{ill|Oostwinkel|nl}}, {{ill|Ronsele|nl}}, Vinderhoute, Waarschoot, and Zomergem.{{cite web|url=https://www.vlaanderen.be/gemeenten-en-provincies/provincie-oost-vlaanderen/lievegem |title=Lievegem |website=Vlaanderen.be |access-date=5 May 2022 |language=nl}}