Peer, Belgium

City and municipality in Flemish Community

Peer

City and municipality

Coat of arms

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
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 city and municipality 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 a famous 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.[2]

The village Grote Brogel, part of Peer, claims to be the birthplace of Pieter Bruegel.[3] 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 have never been confirmed.

## 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) [4]

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. ^ Geert Van Baelen, ‘Ooit kwamen hier achthonderd groepen per jaar, nu nog twee’, 7 April 2018, De Standaard (in Dutch)
3. ^ "Bruegelkring - Bruegel Foundation".
4. ^ "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

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