Affligem

Affligem (; anciently written Afflighem) is a municipality located some west-north-west of Brussels in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, not far from the city of Aalst and the important railway junction of Denderleeuw. Affligem is situated in the Pajottenland.

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Belgium municipality.name: Affligem
Belgium municipality.picture: Winters zicht op Teralfene.jpg
Belgium municipality.map: Affligem Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Affligem in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Belgium municipality.arms: Blason Affligem.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Affligem vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Halle-Vilvoorde
Belgium municipality.nis: 23105
Belgium municipality.mayor: Walter De Donder (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority: Lijst Burgemeester (CD&V), Open2040
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 1790
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 053 - 02
Belgium municipality.web: www.affligem.be

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Population: 13225
Area: 17.70
Elevation: 62
Official website: www.affligem.be
Image: Affligemabdij5.jpg
Dialing code: 053

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postal code: 1790
Commons category: Affligem
annual number of weddings: 44
native label: Affligem
email address: mailto:[email protected]
inception: 1977-01-01
phone number: +32-53-64-00-00
P13200: Friday

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Monuments
Affligem Abbey beers
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The municipality comprises the villages of Essene, Hekelgem and Teralfene (note that there is no village called Affligem proper). On 1 January 2006 it had 11,956 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of 676 inhabitants per km2.