Bornem

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Bornem

Total population

21,353

Air quality index

109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Coordinates51.10°, 4.23°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bornem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, Mariekerke and Weert, and Wintam. There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. In 2021, Bornem had a total population of 21,428. The total area is 45.76 km2.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Marcel Daman

Belgian politician

Christina Guirlande

Belgian writer (born 1938)

L

Louis Baeck

Belgian geopolitician and economist

Edgard Blancquaert

Belgian politician (1894-1964)

M

Maurits De Meyer

G

Gilbert Lemmens

Belgian mayor

R

Roger De Vogel

Belgian athlete

F

Frieda Saeys

Belgian communication scholar and university teacher

C

Cyriel Verleyen

Belgian artist (1914-1983)

E

Eddy Goossens

Belgian cyclist

J

Jean de Landtsheer

Flemish painter, 1750-1828 (1750–1828)

C

Cyriel de Baere

M

Martina de Ridder

Belgian creator

L

Luc De Decker

Belgian cyclist

E

Emiel Raemdonck

Zogge , 27 oktober 1863 - Eeklo , 9 oktober 1944  (man)

E

Edward De Cauwer

Belgian cyclist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Antwerp

• Hingene
  1.6 mi away
• Weert
  1.9 mi away
• Oppuurs
  2.1 mi away
• Puurs
  2.5 mi away
• Wintam
  2.8 mi away
• Mariekerke
  2.9 mi away
• Sint-Amands
  3.1 mi away
• Eikevliet
  3.1 mi away
• Liezele
  3.2 mi away
• Lippelo
  3.8 mi away
• Ruisbroek
  4.2 mi away
• Niel
  4.3 mi away

Browse all places in Antwerp →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bornem

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-06-26

nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Seen 2026-06-26

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-06-26

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Seen 2026-06-25

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria scripta

Seen 2026-06-24

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-06-23

wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Seen 2026-06-23

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-06-21

European Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

Seen 2026-06-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).