Heers

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Heers is a municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the Flemish Region. It covers 53.06 square kilometers and had 7,290 residents as of January 1, 2018, giving a population density of about 137 people per square kilometer.

Heers is part of the Tongeren arrondissement. The mayor is Kristof Pirard (VLDumont), and the governing party is VLDumont. The postal code is 3870, the area code is 011, and the NIS code is 73022. The official website is www.heers.be. The municipality lies at 50.750°N, 5.283°E.

Heers was formed by merging several smaller municipalities, with the current borders established in 1977. It includes villages such as Vechmaal, where the Sint Martinus Church is located.