Beerse is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and
Vlimmeren. On 1 January 2006 Beerse had a total population of 16,482. By the end of 2007, this number had risen to 16,757. The total area is 37.48 km² which gives a
population density of 447 inhabitants per km². The pharmaceutical company
Janssen Pharmaceutica, founded by Dr.
Paul Janssen, has its headquarters in Beerse.