Oppuurs is a village 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 languag ...

province of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. It is a part of the municipality of

Puurs-Sint-Amands Puurs-Sint-Amands () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands. The merged municipality has an area of 48.99 km2 and has a population of 2 ...

. Oppuurs has 2,048 inhabitants as of 2021.

History

The first time Oppuurs was mentioned was in 1414, when it was called ''Oppuedersel''. In the 15th century, it was owned by the Van der Calsteren family. Later, Joost Snoy became the owner. In 1664, it was elevated to a

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

. Later, in 1777, the properties were bought by Philippe Ghislain Snoy, who became

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. On 7 May 1818, Idisbalda-Ghislain Snoy was appointed mayor by the king. Oppuurs was part of the municipality of

Puurs Puurs () is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is located in the Flemish Region. The municipality comprised the towns of Breendonk, Liezele, , Ruisbroek (old spelling: ''Ruysbroeck'') and Puurs proper. There is ...

, and was separated from it in 1803. It was an independent municipality until 1976 when it became, along with

Lippelo Lippelo is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is a part of the municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands. Lippelo has a population of 1,138 as of 2021. History Lippelo was an independent municipality until 1976. Then, it became, along wi ...

, part of the municipality of

Sint-Amands Sint-Amands () is a town and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Lippelo, Oppuurs and Sint-Amands proper. In 2021, Sint-Amands had a total population of 8,524. The tot ...

Demography

Evolution of the population

19th century

20th century until 1976

Gallery

File:KerkOppuurs.jpg, Church of Saints John and Amand File:UVormigeHoeveOppuurs.jpg, U-shaped farm File:DorpshuisVoormaligeGemeenteschoolOppuurs.jpg, Former school File:VillaNieuwOppuersHetViertorenhuisOppuurs.jpg, Shop in Oppuurs

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Antwerp Province Puurs-Sint-Amands