Peer, Belgium

City and municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Peer

City and municipality

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Location of Peer

Peer

Location in Belgium

Location of Peer in Limburg

Coordinates: 51°08′N 05°28′E﻿ / ﻿51.133°N 5.467°E﻿ / 51.133; 5.467
Country| Belgium
Community| Flemish Community
Region| Flemish Region
Province|  Limburg
Arrondissement| Maaseik
Government

• Mayor| Steven Matheï (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies| CD&V
Area

• Total

| 87.24 km2 (33.68 sq mi)
Population

(2021-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 16,421
• Density| 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal codes|

3990

NIS code|

72030

Area codes| 011
Website| www.peer.be

Peer (Dutch pronunciation: [peːr] ⓘ) is a municipality and city[2] located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Peer had a total population of 15,810. The total area is 86.95 km2 which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Peer, Grote-Brogel, Kleine-Brogel, Wauberg, Erpekom and Wijchmaal.

Peer is the site of Blues Peer [nl], an annual blues music festival held in July.

## History

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Peer is the birth place of the composer Armand Preud'homme. From 1990 to 2018 the Armand Preud'homme Museum remembered to his life and work.[3]

The village Grote-Brogel, part of Peer, claims to be the birthplace of Pieter Bruegel.[4] The Bruegel Foundation was also founded in Peer to research the history of Peer and Pieter Bruegel.

Kleine-Brogel, a village that is a part of Peer, includes Kleine Brogel Air Base. Rumours that American nuclear weapons under the NATO nuclear sharing program were stationed at Kleine Brogel were eventually confirmed by Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem in 2008.[5]

## Climate

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Climate data for Peer

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 5.5
(41.9)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 10.4
(50.7)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 9.2
(48.6)  | 6.4
(43.5)  | 14.5
(58.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −0.5
(31.1)  | −1.0
(30.2)  | 1.0
(33.8)  | 2.7
(36.9)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 11.1
(52.0)  | 10.1
(50.2)  | 12.1
(53.8)  | 8.9
(48.0)  | 5.7
(42.3)  | 2.6
(36.7)  | 0.8
(33.4)  | 5.1
(41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 72.3
(2.85)  | 57.1
(2.25)  | 73.3
(2.89)  | 50.5
(1.99)  | 63.8
(2.51)  | 84.9
(3.34)  | 68.7
(2.70)  | 62.7
(2.47)  | 66.8
(2.63)  | 66.0
(2.60)  | 76.2
(3.00)  | 79.7
(3.14)  | 822
(32.37)
Average precipitation days  | 13  | 10  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 13  | 135
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [6]

Peer has in the summer quite a nice temperature, around 20 degrees Celsius. In the winter it normally snows.

## References

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1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2021". Statbel. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
2. ^ "Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in Dutch). Belgian Official Gazette. 19 July 1985. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
3. ^ Geert Van Baelen, ‘Ooit kwamen hier achthonderd groepen per jaar, nu nog twee’, 7 April 2018, De Standaard (in Dutch)
4. ^ "Bruegelkring - Bruegel Foundation".
5. ^ "De Crem: "Kernwapens op basis Kleine Brogel"". Het Laatste Nieuws. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
6. ^ "World Weather Information Service – Peer". United Nations. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

## External links

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* Media related to Peer, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Peer, Belgium

| Pelt |
| Bocholt

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Hechtel-Eksel |

Peer

| Oudsbergen
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| Houthalen-Helchteren |

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Municipalities in the province of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

Hasselt|

* As
* Beringen
* Diepenbeek
* Genk
* Gingelom
* Halen
* Hasselt
* Herk-de-Stad
* Heusden-Zolder
* Leopoldsburg
* Lummen
* Nieuwerkerken
* Sint-Truiden
* Tessenderlo-Ham
* Zonhoven
* Zutendaal

Maaseik|

* Bocholt
* Bree
* Dilsen-Stokkem
* Hamont-Achel
* Hechtel-Eksel
* Houthalen-Helchteren
* Kinrooi
* Lommel
* Maaseik
* Oudsbergen
* Peer
* Pelt

Tongeren|

* Alken
* Bilzen-Hoeselt
* Heers
* Herstappe
* Lanaken
* Maasmechelen
* Riemst
* Tongeren-Borgloon
* Voeren
* Wellen

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