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Beernem (14,000 inhabitants) is located in the arrondissement of Bruges.
The flag is: Azure, three (2:1) bears passant Or. Proportions are
2:3.
The flag is derived from the bottom of the municipal arms, which
appears to be based on the wrong popular etymology of the
municipality name (beer, bear); the official version is:
birnu (marsh), ham (enclosed area).
The flag was adopted on 7 October 1985.
Source: Flags of the Low Countries
Jarig Bakker, 3 November 2001