Beernem (; vls, Beirnem) is a rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...

province of

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

, located southeast of

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Scienc ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Beernem proper,

Oedelem Oedelem is a town in Beernem, a part of West Flanders, Belgium. Gallery File:Oedelem, de Sint Lambertuskerk oeg89281 in straatzicht foto8 2015-08-10 14.03.jpg, Oedelem, church: the Sint Lambertuskerk File:The river Bergbeek at the Weg naar Sint- ...

and Sint-Joris. On January 1, 2006 Beernem had a total population of 14,642, mostly in Beernem proper and Oedelem. The total area is 71.68 km² which gives a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of 204 inhabitants per km².

Gallery

File:Sint-Joris (Beernem) - Sint-Joriskerk 1.jpg,

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...

's church File:Beernem - Kasteel Bulskampveld 2.jpg, Kasteel Bulskampveld File:Beernem Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus.JPG, Beernem Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus

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* * Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub