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West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
, in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It borders (clockwise from the North) on the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, the Flemish
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
 province of East Flanders
East Flanders

East Flanders is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp , Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders ....
 (Oost-Vlaanderen) and the Walloon
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
 province of Hainaut (Henegouwen) in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, on France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, and the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). The province has an area of 3,125 km² which is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities.

The whole Belgian North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 coast, an important tourism
Tourism in Belgium

Tourism in Belgium is one of Belgium's industries, and its accessibility from elsewhere in Europe still makes it a popular tourism destination....
 destination, lies in West Flanders.






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West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
, in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It borders (clockwise from the North) on the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, the Flemish
Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official Communities and regions of Belgium of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region....
 province of East Flanders
East Flanders

East Flanders is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp , Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders ....
 (Oost-Vlaanderen) and the Walloon
Wallonia

Wallonia is the Francophone southern part of Belgium. This region makes up about 31% of the Belgian population.Since 1970, Wallonia has approximately coincided with the territory of the Walloon Region, which is a federated component of the Belgian state and provides a government and a parliament to both Wallonia and the smaller German-s...
 province of Hainaut (Henegouwen) in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, on France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, and the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). The province has an area of 3,125 km² which is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities.

The whole Belgian North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 coast, an important tourism
Tourism in Belgium

Tourism in Belgium is one of Belgium's industries, and its accessibility from elsewhere in Europe still makes it a popular tourism destination....
 destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram
Belgian coast tram

|}The Belgian Coast Tram is a public transport service connecting the cities and towns along the entire Belgium coast, between De Panne near the France border and Knokke-Heist near the Netherlands border....
 line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne
De Panne

De Panne is a municipality located along the North Sea coast of the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Adinkerke and De Panne proper....
 on the French border, via the port of Ostend
Ostend

||-||-||}Ostend  is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
 (Oostende), to Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist

Knokke-Heist is a Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle ....
 on the Dutch frontier.

Industry

In the north of the province, most industry is concentrated in and around the cities of Bruges
Bruges

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
 and Ostend
Ostend

||-||-||}Ostend  is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
. Both cities also have important seaports: the port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and the port of Ostend
Port of Ostend

The port of Ostend is situated in Ostend, West Flanders . The port is mainly known as a ferry port. Freight, and recently also passenger transport between Ostend and Ramsgate is provided by Transeuropa Ferries....
.

The south is known for its textile industry, with companies such as Beaulieu
Beaulieu International Group

Beaulieu International Group is a Belgium textile manufacturing company, with its head office located in Wielsbeke in a region of West Flanders which is known for its textile industry....
 and Libeco-Lagae
Libeco-Lagae

Libeco-Lagae is a Belgium textile company which manufactures and distributes linen and linen products. The company grew out of the merger of Libeco and Lagae on 2 June 1997....
. The region around Kortrijk
Kortrijk

Kortrijk is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium West Flanders. The wider municipality comprises the city of Kortrijk proper and the towns of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke , and Rollegem....
 is called the Dallas of Belgium for its entrepreneurship.

Tourism is also an important industry in West Flanders. Major touristic attractions include the Belgian coast, the historic center of Bruges, and Flanders Fields
Flanders Fields

Flanders Fields is the generic name of the World War I battlefields in the medieval County of Flanders. At the time of World War I, the county no longer existed but corresponded geographically to the Belgian Flemish Region and the French Nord-Pas-de-Calais region....
, the World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 battlefields around Ypres
Ypres

Ypres , Ieper , or Ypern is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
.

List of Governors

  • 1830 - 1831 : Felix de Muelenaere
    Felix de Muelenaere

    File:Felix de Muelenaere .jpgFelix Amandus, Count de Muelenaere was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician.Born in Pittem, he was a lawyer in Bruges and was from 1824 until 1829 member of the Second Chamber of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands for the province of West Flanders....
     (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1832 - 1834 : Felix de Muelenaere
    Felix de Muelenaere

    File:Felix de Muelenaere .jpgFelix Amandus, Count de Muelenaere was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician.Born in Pittem, he was a lawyer in Bruges and was from 1824 until 1829 member of the Second Chamber of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands for the province of West Flanders....
     (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1836 - 1849 : Felix de Muelenaere
    Felix de Muelenaere

    File:Felix de Muelenaere .jpgFelix Amandus, Count de Muelenaere was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician.Born in Pittem, he was a lawyer in Bruges and was from 1824 until 1829 member of the Second Chamber of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands for the province of West Flanders....
     (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1849 - 1857 : Adolphe de Vrière (Liberal)
  • 1857 - 1877 : Benoît Vrambout (Liberal)
  • 1877 - 1878 : Léon Ruzette (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1878 - 1883 : Theodore Heyvaert (Liberal)
  • 1883 - 1884 : Guillaume De Brouwer (Liberal)
  • 1884 - 1901 : Léon Ruzette (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1901 : Jean-Baptiste de Bethune (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1901 - 1903 : Charles d'Ursel (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1903 - 1907 : Jean-Baptiste de Bethune (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1907 - 1912 : Albéric Ruzette (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1912 - 1933 : Léon Janssens de Bisthoven
  • 1933 - 1940 : Henri Baels
    Henri Baels

    Henri Louis Baels , was a shipowner from Ostend who subsequently was with the Catholic Party , in Belgium....
     (Catholic Party
    Catholic Party (Belgium)

    The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party ....
    )
  • 1940 - 1944 : Michel Bulckaert
  • 1944 - 1979 : Pierre van Outryve d'Ydewalle (CD&V)
  • 1979 : Leo Vanackere (CD&V)
  • 1979 - 1997 : Olivier Vanneste (CD&V)
  • 1997 - present : Paul Breyne (CD&V)


Arrondissements

The Province of West Flanders is divided into 8 administrative
Arrondissements of Belgium

The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions, of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces of regions in Belgium each; the Brussels-Capital Region is neither a province nor is it part of one....
 arrondissements
Arrondissements of Belgium

The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions, of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces of regions in Belgium each; the Brussels-Capital Region is neither a province nor is it part of one....
.

Judicial Arrondissements

The Province of West Flanders is divided into 4 judicial arrondissement
Arrondissement

An arrondissement is an administrative division in France, most of the nations which were its former colonies in Africa and some other French-speaking nations, as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands....
s.

Municipalities

West Vlaanderengemeenten
Municipalities that have city status
City status in Belgium

City status in Belgium is granted by a arr?t? royal to a select group of Municipalities in Belgium....
 have a (city) behind their name. 1. Alveringem
Alveringem

Alveringem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Alveringem proper, Beveren , Gijverinkhove, Hoogstade, Izenberge, Leisele, Oeren, Sint-Rijkers and Stavele....

2. Anzegem
Anzegem

Anzegem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Anzegem proper, Gijzelbrechtegem, Ingooigem, Kaster, Tiegem and Vichte....

3. Ardooie
Ardooie

Ardooie is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ardooie proper and Koolskamp....

4. Avelgem
Avelgem

Avelgem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Avelgem proper, Bossuit, Kerkhove, Outrijve and Waarmaarde....

5. Beernem
Beernem

Beernem is a rural municipality in the Belgium province of West Flanders, located southeast of Bruges. The municipality comprises the towns of Beernem proper, Oedelem and Sint-Joris, Beernem....

6. Blankenberge
Blankenberge

Blankenberge is a town and a municipality in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke....
 (city)
7. Bredene
Bredene

Bredene is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On January 1 2006 Bredene had a total population of 15,118....

8. Bruges
Bruges

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
 (city)
9. Damme
Damme

Damme is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge . The municipality comprises the city of Damme proper and the towns of Hoeke, Lapscheure, Moerkerke, Oostkerke , Sijsele, Vivenkapelle, and Sint-Rita....
 (city)
10. De Haan
De Haan, Belgium

De Haan is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of De Haan proper, Klemskerke, Vlissegem and Wenduine....

11. De Panne
De Panne

De Panne is a municipality located along the North Sea coast of the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Adinkerke and De Panne proper....

12. Deerlijk
Deerlijk

Deerlijk is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Deerlijk proper. On January 1 2006 Deerlijk had a total population of 11,310....

13. Dentergem
Dentergem

Dentergem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dentergem proper, Markegem, Oeselgem and Wakken....

14. Diksmuide
Diksmuide

Diksmuide is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former Municipalities in Belgium of Beerst, Esen, Belgium, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kape...
 (city)
15. Gistel
Gistel

Gistel is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Gistel proper and the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Zevekote....
 (city)
16. Harelbeke
Harelbeke

Harelbeke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste....
 (city)
17. Heuvelland
Heuvelland

Heuvelland is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dranouter, Kemmel, De Klijte, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate and Wulvergem....

18. Hooglede
Hooglede

Hooglede is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gits, Belgium and Hooglede proper....

19. Houthulst
Houthulst

Houthulst is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houthulst proper, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem....

20. Ichtegem
Ichtegem

Ichtegem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders 15 km southwest of Bruges. The municipality comprises the towns of Bekegem, Eernegem and Ichtegem proper....

21. Ypres
Ypres

Ypres , Ieper , or Ypern is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
 (Ieper) (city)
22. Ingelmunster
Ingelmunster

Ingelmunster is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Ingelmunster proper....

23. Izegem
Izegem

Izegem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Izegem proper and the towns of Emelgem and Kachtem....
 (city)
24. Jabbeke
Jabbeke

Jabbeke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Jabbeke proper, Snellegem, Stalhille, Varsenare and Zerkegem....

25. Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist

Knokke-Heist is a Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle ....

26. Koekelare
Koekelare

Koekelare is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bovekerke, Koekelare proper and Zande ....

27. Koksijde
Koksijde

Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flanders province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen....

28. Kortemark
Kortemark

Kortemark is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Handzame, Kortemark Werken and Zarren....

29. Kortrijk
Kortrijk

Kortrijk is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium West Flanders. The wider municipality comprises the city of Kortrijk proper and the towns of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke , and Rollegem....
 (city)
30. Kuurne
Kuurne

Kuurne is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Kuurne proper. On January 1 2006 Kuurne had a total population of 12,591....

31. Langemark-Poelkapelle
Langemark-Poelkapelle

Langemark-Poelkapelle is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bikschote, Langemark, and Poelkapelle....

32. Ledegem
Ledegem

Ledegem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ledegem proper, Rollegem-Kapelle and Sint-Eloois-Winkel....

33. Lendelede
Lendelede

Lendelede is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lendelede proper. On January 1 2006 Lendelede had a total population of 5,399....

34. Lichtervelde
Lichtervelde

Lichtervelde is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde proper....

35. Lo-Reninge
Lo-Reninge

Lo-Reninge is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Lo, Noordschote, Pollinkhove and Reninge....
 (city)
36. Menen
Menen

Menen is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Menen proper and the towns of Lauwe and Rekkem....
 (city)
37. Mesen
Mesen

Mesen is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Mesen proper. On January 1 2006, Mesen had a total population of 988....
 (city)
38. Meulebeke
Meulebeke

Meulebeke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Meulebeke proper. On January 1 2006 Meulebeke had a total population of 10,980....

39. Middelkerke
Middelkerke

Middelkerke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the towns of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore , Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, Slijpe, Westende and Wilskerke....

40. Moorslede
Moorslede

Moorslede is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dadizele and Moorslede proper....

41. Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort is the name of:* Nieuwpoort, Belgium** Battle of Nieuwpoort * Nieuwpoort ...
 (city)
42. Ostend
Ostend

||-||-||}Ostend  is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
 (city)
43. Oostkamp
Oostkamp

Oostkamp is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Hertsberge, Oostkamp proper, Ruddervoorde and Waardamme....

44. Oostrozebeke
Oostrozebeke

Oostrozebeke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Oostrozebeke proper....

45. Oudenburg
Oudenburg

Oudenburg Latin: Aldenburgensis is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenburg itself and the towns of Ettelgem, Roksem and Westkerke, Belgium....
 (city)
46. Pittem
Pittem

Pittem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Egem and Pittem proper. On January 1 2006 Pittem had a total population of 6,599....

47. Poperinge
Poperinge

Poperinge is a municipality located in the province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Poperinge proper and the towns of Krombeke, Proven, Reningelst, Roesbrugge-Haringe and Watou....
 (city)
48. Roeselare
Roeselare

Roeselare is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren , Oekene and Rumbeke....
 (city)
49. Ruiselede
Ruiselede

Ruiselede is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. This town only comprises the town of Ruiselede proper. On January 1, 2006 Ruiselede had a total population of 5,113....

50. Spiere-Helkijn
Spiere-Helkijn

Spiere-Helkijn is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Helkijn and Spiere. On January 1, 2006 Spiere-Helkijn had a total population of 2,030....

51. Staden
Staden

For the German composer, see Sigmund Theophil StadenStaden is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostnieuwkerke, Staden proper and Westrozebeke....

52. Tielt
Tielt

Tielt is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium in the Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Tielt proper and the towns of Aarsele, Kanegem, and Schuiferskapelle....
 (city)
53. Torhout
Torhout

Torhout is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Torhout proper. On January 1 2006 Torhout had a total population of 19,453....
 (city)
54. Veurne
Veurne

Veurne is a Municipalities in Belgium in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie....
 (city)
55. Vleteren
Vleteren

Vleteren is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostvleteren, Westvleteren and Woesten....

56. Waregem
Waregem

Waregem is a Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the Leie River, between Kortrijk and Ghent....
 (city)
57. Wervik
Wervik

Wervik is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Wervik and the town of Geluwe....
 (city)
58. Wevelgem
Wevelgem

Wevelgem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper....

59. Wielsbeke
Wielsbeke

Wielsbeke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ooigem, Sint-Baafs-Vijve and Wielsbeke proper....

60. Wingene
Wingene

Wingene is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Wingene proper and Zwevezele....

61. Zedelgem
Zedelgem

Zedelgem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper....

62. Zonnebeke
Zonnebeke

Zonnebeke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Beselare, Geluveld, Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper....

63. Zuienkerke
Zuienkerke

Zuienkerke is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houtave, Meetkerke, Nieuwmunster and Zuienkerke proper....

64. Zwevegem
Zwevegem

Zwevegem is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Belgium, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem proper....


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