Relegem is a town and

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in the

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Asse Asse () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It comprises the towns of Asse proper, Bekkerzeel, Kobbegem, Mollem, Relegem and Zellik. Asse is also situated in the Pajottenland. As of 2020, Asse had a total ...

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. Relegem was its own municipality until January 1, 1977 when it was merged with Asse as part of the

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. Just before the merger, it had an area of , and a total of 1116 inhabitants.

Evolution of population

19th century

20th century until fusion with Asse

Famous inhabitants

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