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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Beerse
Beerse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrsə] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren [nl]. In 2021, Beerse had a total population of 18,194. The total area is 37.48 km (14.5 sq mi). The pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica, founded by Dr. Paul Janssen, has its headquarters in Beerse.

Industry

Several companies are located in Beerse, of which the most important are:

Climate

Climate data for Beerse (1991−2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		15.0
(59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		4.1
(39.4) 		10.8
(51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		0.6
(33.1) 		2.5
(36.5) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.7
(47.7) 		11.8
(53.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		13.2
(55.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		7.2
(45.0) 		4.0
(39.2) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.6
(43.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.6
(3.06) 		71.6
(2.82) 		62.2
(2.45) 		46.2
(1.82) 		62.6
(2.46) 		77.5
(3.05) 		84.2
(3.31) 		86.1
(3.39) 		74.3
(2.93) 		74.6
(2.94) 		86.3
(3.40) 		100.1
(3.94) 		903.3
(35.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.1 12.3 11.2 9.1 10.1 10.5 11.0 11.2 10.2 11.4 13.5 15.0 138.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 61 78 133 187 215 214 220 206 160 116 67 51 1,707
Source: Royal Meteorological Institute

Notable inhabitants