Editing Merchtem (section)

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Merchtem
|picture          = 
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|map              = Merchtem Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Merchtem in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Merchtem.svg
|flag             = Merchtem vlag.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]]
|nis              = 23052
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Maarten Mast (Lijst1785)
|majority         = Lijst1785, [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]] PLUS
|postal-codes     = 1785
|telephone-area   = 052, 02
|web              = [http://www.merchtem.be/ www.merchtem.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|58|N|04|14|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
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'''Merchtem''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɛr(ə)xtɛm|pron}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Flemish Brabant]]. The municipality comprises the villages of [[Brussegem]] and [[Hamme (Merchtem)|Hamme]], the hamlets of [[Ossel]] and [[Peizegem]], and Merchtem proper. On July 9, 2009, Merchtem had a total population of 15,298.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchtem.be/bd111xrcf924kinb0b15.aspx|title=Merchtem: bevolkingsaantal op 9 juli 2009|publisher=merchtem.be|accessdate=2009-08-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610170058/http://www.merchtem.be/bd111xrcf924kinb0b15.aspx|archivedate=2011-06-10}}</ref> The total area is 36.72 km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 416 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.