| Official Name: | Lovendegem |
| Settlement Type: | Village and former municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Arrondissement |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name: |  |
| Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Flanders |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ghent |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lievegem |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.55 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 9,703 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Coordinates: | 51.1°N 39°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9920, 9921 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 09 |
| Website: | www.lievegem.be |
Lovendegem (pronounced as /nl/) is a town and former municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute.[2] In 2018, Lovendegem had a total population of 9,574. The total area is 19.48 km2.[3]
The name of the town was first recorded as Lovendenghiem in 1150,[4] but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age. The name means "settlement of the people of Lubantos (person)". Lovendegem used to be a complicated patchwork of heerlijkheden (landed estates) and one barony. The religious wars of the late 16th century and the subsequent repression by the Iron Duke caused a near abandonment of Lovendegem. For most of its history, it was an agricultural community. From the 1960s onwards, Lovendegem developed into a residential town. and experienced a steady population growth.[5]
The Ghent-Bruges Canal crosses the municipality, with the town of Lovendegem to the north of the canal, and Vinderhoute to the south.
Effective 1 January 2019, Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem were merged into the new municipality of Lievegem.[6]