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Herstappe

Municipality in Limburg province of Belgium

Field	Value
name	Herstappe
picture	Herstappe lucht 1.jpg
picture-legend	Aerial view of Herstappe
map	Herstappe Limburg Belgium Map.svg
map-legend	Location of Herstappe in Limburg
arms	Herstappe wapen.svg
flag	Herstappe vlag.svg
province	Limburg
arrondissement	Tongeren
nis	73028
mayor	Marlutje Jackers (GB-IC)
majority	GB-IC
postal-codes	3717
telephone-area	012
coordinates

|picture-legend = Aerial view of Herstappe |map-legend = Location of Herstappe in Limburg |postal-codes = 3717 |telephone-area = 012 Herstappe (; ) is a Flemish municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2016, Herstappe had a total population of 89. The total area is 1.35 km2 which gives a population density of 66 inhabitants per km2. It is the least populous municipality in Belgium, and the third smallest in area.

Herstappe has a bilingual (Limburgish and Walloon) population. Formally it is a municipality with linguistic facilities for French speakers, which has so far prevented a merger with neighbouring Tongeren from taking place.

Public buildings

The village holds a cafe, a municipal office, a Roman Catholic church and a post office. All have bilingual signposts.

Elections

For the Belgian local elections, 2012, Herstappe was the only Belgian municipality where elections were not held as there was only one candidate list. Previously, this had already happened between 1958 and 1994.

Mayors

The former mayor from 1994 to 2014, Serge Louwet, was the lowest paid Belgian mayor in 2012 with €675 for his monthly wages. Actually, his official salary is €1,400 but he considered it too high and kept only 675, the rest being given back to the municipal treasurer.

In 2014, Mayor Louwet resigned in favour of Claudy Prosmans. The first action of the new mayor was to guide Herstappe into the digital era. He wanted to buy a computer for the town hall, complete with an internet connection, and they were also looking into the creation of an official website.

Gallery

File:Heilige huisje Herstappe.JPG|The near Herstappe File:Lauw-Herstappeltombe (2).JPG|The

References

BELGA. (2012-09-17). "Herstappe, seule commune belge qui ne votera pas lors des communales". La Libre.be.
(2012-10-12). "De enige burgemeester die dit weekend goed zal slapen – De Standaard". Standaard.be.
Auteur. (2012-09-27). "De armste: Serge Louwet (Herstappe) – Het Nieuwsblad". Nieuwsblad.be.
(2014-12-23). "Herstappe gaat digitaal – HLN". HLN.

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