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{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Putte

|picture = Putte Parochiekerk Sint-Niklaas 01.jpg

|picture-legend =

|map = Putte Antwerp Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of Putte in the province of Antwerp

|arms = Wapen van Putte.svg

|flag = Vlag van Putte.svg

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

|community = {{BE-NL}}

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

|arrondissement = Mechelen

|nis = 12029

|pyramid-date=

|0-19=

|20-64=

|65=

|foreigners=

|foreigners-date=

|mayor = Peter Gysbrechts (Open Vld)

|majority = Open Vld, N-VA

|postal-codes = 2580

|telephone-area = 015, 03

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

|coordinates = {{coord|51|03|N|04|38|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

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Putte ({{IPA|nl|ˈpʏtə|-|Nl-putte.ogg}}) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality includes the towns of Putte, Beerzel, and the hamlets {{ill|Grasheide|nl}} and {{ill|Peulis|nl}}. The town of Putte is around {{convert|8|km}} east of Mechelen. In 2021, Putte had a total population of 18,109.{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12029 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }} The total area is 34.96 km².

With an altitude of {{convert|51.60|m}}, the Beerzelberg in Beerzel is the highest point of the Antwerp province.

Putte should not be confused with the homonymous municipality in the region of Kempen, split by the border into Putte, Netherlands and Putte, Kapellen.