Landegem is a village in the Belgian province of

East Flanders East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...

and is a submunicipality of

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. The village is along the

Schipdonk Canal The Schipdonk Canal ( French: ''Canal de Schipdonk'' or ''Dérivation de la Lys''; Dutch: ''Schipdonkkanaal'' or ''Afleidingskanaal van de Leie'') is a canal in the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders. With a length of , the ca ...

, roughly following the route of . The Oude Kale was restored to a meandering watercourse in 2017 and further improved in 2024. The

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, fa ...

of Landegem is

Saint Blaise Blaise of Sebaste (, ''Hágios Blásios''; martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sivas, Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen ...

, to whom the church is dedicated. In the 10th century, Landegem was mentioned in the ''Liber Traditionem'' of the Saint Peter's Abbey in

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

as ''villa Landengehem''. The largest part belonged to the lord of Nevele during the feudal era.

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Sub-municipalities of Deinze Populated places in East Flanders Former municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub