Sint-Martens-Leerne

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Sint-Martens-Leerne

Total population

1,182

Land area3.78 km²

Coordinates51.01°, 3.58°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sint-Martens-Leerne is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Deinze. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. Sint-Martens-Leerne is located on the Lys river. It has a surface area of 378 ha. The eastern part belongs to the Leie valley and the western (largest) part to Zandig Vlaanderen. The village centre is fused with that of Sint-Maria-Leerne, in the sub-municipality of Bachte-Maria-Leerne. The two churches are only 600 metres apart. The village had 820 inhabitants in 1981.

Geography

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

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

R

Roger Raveel

painter (1921-2013)

Jo De Clercq

Belgian singer and politician

M

Marcel Maes

Belgian bicycle racer (1944–1997)

Aimé Dossche

Belgian road racing cyclist (1902-1985)

R

Roger De Backer

Flemish artist (1897-1984)

G

Gabriël Van Der Cruyssen

Belgian politician (1929–2017)

C

Charles Felix Van Quickenborne

Jesuit, founder of St. Louis University (1788-1837)

P

Peter Van Olmen

Belgian writer

D

Daniel Janssens

Belgian athletics competitor (1925–2004)

J

Jo Decaluwe

Belgian actor and politician

W

Wilfried Van Durme

Belgian politician (1931-2015)

I

Ingrid Castelein

Belgian painter (born 1953)

B

Ben van Overberghe

Belgian trampolinist

J

Jan Saverys

J

Josué De Decker

W

Willy Peirens

Belgian trade unionist

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

Nearby places in East Flanders

• Bachte-Maria-Leerne
  1.1 mi away · pop. 1,682
• Deurle
  1.1 mi away
• Vosselare
  1.5 mi away
• Meigem
  1.9 mi away · pop. 694
• Nevele
  2 mi away · pop. 11,431
• Astene
  2.2 mi away · pop. 4,920
• Baarle
  2.2 mi away
• Sint-Martens-Latem
  2.5 mi away · pop. 8,468
• Landegem
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,717
• De Pinte
  3.2 mi away · pop. 11,046
• Deinze
  3.2 mi away · pop. 44,315
• Poesele
  3.3 mi away · pop. 507

Browse all places in East Flanders →

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 Sint-Martens-Leerne

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-06-11

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-06-11

10-spot Ladybird

Adalia decempunctata

Seen 2026-06-11

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-11

Stripe-legged Robber Fly

Dioctria hyalipennis

Seen 2026-06-11

Fern-leaf Yarrow

Achillea filipendulina

Seen 2026-06-11

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-06-11

common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Seen 2026-06-10

ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-10

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

Gallery

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