Lede

Lede is a municipality within the Belgian province of East Flanders, within the Denderstreek near the cities of Gent, Aalst and Dendermonde. In 2011, Lede had a population of 17,882 and region of 29.69 km², a populace density of 575 population in step with km². The cutting-edge mayor of Lede is Roland Uyttendaele. The municipality comprises the sub-municipalities of Impe, Lede right, Oordegem, Smetlede, Wanzele, and the hamlet of Papegem. All the sub-municipalities and also the hamlet are crossed via the Molenbeek. The Lede Formation is a geologic formation inside the subsurface of Belgium. The formation is called after Lede.

It consists of shallow-marine limestone and sandstone, deposited in the former sea that protected Belgium at some point of the Eocene. The bluestone particularly the yellow-brown calcareous sandstone extracted from quarries in Lede and neighbouring areas, have been extensively used during the 15th to 18th century as production material for religious and civil buildings.