Waarschoot
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|settlement_type = Village and former municipality
|image_skyline = Station Waarschoot - Foto 3.jpg
|image_caption = Station Waarschoot
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|image_seal = Blason ville be Waarschoot.svg
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|subdivision_type2 = Province
|subdivision_type3 = Arrondissement
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
|subdivision_name1 = Flemish Region
|subdivision_name2 = East Flanders
|subdivision_name3 = Ghent
|subdivision_name4 = Lievegem
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|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code = 9950
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|area_code = 09
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|website = [http://www.lievegem.be/ www.lievegem.be]
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Waarschoot ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋaːrsxoːt}}) is a town and former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprised the towns of Waarschoot proper. In 2018, Waarschoot had a total population of 7,967. The total area is {{cvt|21.91|km2}}.{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Wettelijke_bevolking_per_gemeente_2011_2017.xls |title="Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018" |website=StatBel |access-date=9 March 2019}}
Until 31 December 2018, Waarschoot was one of the few Belgian municipalities having a female mayor. Her name is Ann Coopman.Ann Coopman{{circular reference|date=April 2021}}
Effective 1 January 2019, Waarschoot, Lovendegem, and Zomergem were merged into the new municipality of Lievegem, with only one mayor remaining, Tony Vermeire (CD&V).
Gallery
File:Waarschoot, Belgium ; Ferraris map.jpg|Waarschoot on the Ferraris map (around 1775)
File:Waarschoot - toren en voormalige kerk.jpg|Church of Saint Ghislenus in Waarschot. Tower and ruins of the former church
File:Rattenkasteel (16846624548).jpg|Rattenkasteel (Rat Castle)
File:In de Hoop op Vrede.jpg|Pub in Waarschot
References
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External links
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- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.lievegem.be Official website ]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Waarschoot
|E = Evergem
|S = Lovendegem
|W = Zomergem
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{{Belgian municipality Lievegem}}
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Category:Former municipalities of East Flanders
Category:Populated places in East Flanders
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