Sint-Martens-Latem

Geschiedenis

Sint-Martens-Latem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Deurle and Sint-Martens-Latem proper. On January 1, 2006, Sint-Martens-Latem had a total population of 8,280. The total area is 14.34 km² which gives a population density of 577 inhabitants per km².While "Latem" used to be known as an artists' colony before World War II, nowadays Sint-Martens-Latem is one of the wealthiest residential municipalities in Belgium.Famous inhabitantsBrigitta Callens, ex Miss Belgium, Model & Yoga TeacherLuc-Peter Crombé, painterGustave De Smet, painterEdgar Gevaert, painterGeorge Minne, sculptor and artistConstant Permeke, painterGustave Van de Woestijne, painterRudolf Werthen, violinist & conductor