Avelgem

Coordinates: 50°46′N 03°26′E / 50.767°N 3.433°E / 50.767; 3.433Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceWest FlandersArrondissementKortrijkGovernment • MayorLut Deseyn (Gemeentebelangen) • Governing party/iesGemeentebelangen, TandemArea • Total22.12 km² (8.54 sq mi)Population • Total10,065 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes056Websitewww.avelgem.be

Avelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːvəlɣɛm] ^ⓘ; West Flemish: Oavelgem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Avelgem proper, Bossuit, Kerkhove, Outrijve and Waarmaarde. On January 1, 2006, Avelgem had a total population of 9,457. The total area is 21.75 km² which gives a population density of 435 inhabitants per km².

It has a famous building named 'Spikkerelle', where people can watch movies, theater, exhibitions and there's a room which can be organized into partying.

Notable people

• Bert De Graeve, (b. 1955 in Avelgem), businessman
• Marc Demeyer, (b. 1950 in Avelgem), cyclist
• Joost van Eeden, (b. 1991 in Leiden), roots
• André Decoster, (b. 1959 in Avelgem), Economist

References

External links

• Media related to Avelgem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch