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Vlamertinge
Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a borough of the city of Ypres. The village centre of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city centre of Ypres, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of Poperinge.
Passendale
Passendale () or Passchendaele ( , ; ) is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. It is also commonly known as a battlefield and the name of a campaign during World War I, the Battle of Passchendaele.
Oostduinkerke
Oostduinkerke (; ; ) is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.
Boezinge
Boezinge (; ) is a village in the municipality of Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Boezinge can be reached via the N369 road in the direction of Diksmuide. It was an independent municipality until 1977.
Vladslo
Vladslo is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Diksmuide. The rural village has slightly over 1,200 inhabitants.
Westende
Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called the Flemish coast. It used to be the far west (West-ende: Dutch for west-end) of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast.
Zillebeke
Church: Sint-Catharinakerk|thumb thumb|Zillebeke Rectory thumb|Zillebeke, tracks of Ypres-Comines railway with Hill 60 (Ypres)|Hill 60 on the left Zillebeke (also known as Zellebeck) is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Aalbeke
Aalbeke is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and since 1977 a part of Kortrijk. Aalbeke has 8511 as a postal code and covers an area of 717 ha. The district had 2,953 inhabitants on December 31, 2007.
Langemark
Langemark is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a subdivision of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle. The village has about 5,000 inhabitants. Besides the village center, there are also three smaller hamlets on the territory, , Bikschote and Saint-Julien/Sint-Juliaan.
Dranouter
thumb|Sint-bart-Baptistkerk (Saint John the Baptist) Dranouter (Dutch, locally known as Nouter) is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium. Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. Since then, it has been part of the municipality of Heuvelland. The area of the deelgemeente Dranouter is 10.73 km2. The Dranouter Folk Festival is organised in the village every year. The postal code is 8951.
Wakken
Wakken is a village and deelgemeente in Dentergem municipality, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located near the confluence of the rivers Lys and Mandel.
Westkapelle
section of Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Zandvoorde
section of Zonnebeke, Belgium
Esen
section of Diksmuide, Belgium
Pervijze
Pervijze (, English Pervyse) is a small rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part ("Deelgemeente") of the municipality of Diksmuide. Pervijze has an area of 12.23 km2 and almost 900 inhabitants.
Beerst
Beerst is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium.
Lampernisse
thumb|Lampernisse thumb|Russian orthodox church Lampernisse is a small village located in the municipality of Diksmuide, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. It is situated in the Flemish Region and is known for its peaceful rural atmosphere and cultural heritage.
Bovekerke
Bovekerke is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and since 1971 it is a “deelgemeente” of the municipality of Koekelare. Besides the chief town of Koekelare proper, Bovekerke also borders the villages Vladslo (part of Diksmuide) and Werken (part of Kortemark).
Merkem
Merkem is a town in the Belgian province West Flanders. It is a part (deelgemeente) of the municipality of Houthulst.
Oudekapelle
Oudekapelle is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Diksmuide. Oudekapelle is a small village with only about ten houses around the church and farms on its territory. It has about 150 inhabitants.
Pollinkhove
Pollinkhove is a village in Lo-Reninge, in the Belgian province of West Flanders.
Keiem
Keiem is a small town situated some 7 km north of Diksmuide in West Flanders, Belgium. Administratively it forms part of Diksmuide Municipality.
Leke
Leke is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium in the province of West Flanders.
Zande
section of Koekelare, Belgium
Hoeke
thumb | right Hoeke is a village in Damme, a municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.
Loker
Loker (also spelt Locre) is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Heuvelland.
Proven
Proven is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1400 inhabitants. (specifically, 1,394 inhabitants as of 1999).
Moere
thumb Moere is a small village located within the municipality of Gistel in West Flanders, Belgium. The village gained some fame when American singer Marvin Gaye moved there for several months in the early 1980s. During his stay, the singer composed his hit songs "Sexual Healing" and "Midnight Love." The house he resided in remains an attraction to this day.
Heule
Heule is a submunicipality of the city of Kortrijk in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The first notion of this settlement date of the year 1111. Heule has a surface of 1169h and has a population of 10,503 (2009).
Kaster
Kaster () is a village in West Flanders, Belgium. According to the 2005 census it has a population of 803. The neoclassical St Peter's Church of Kaster, located in the eastern part of the village, dates from 1818.
Marke
section of Kortrijk, Belgium
Bellegem
Bellegem is a part of the Belgian city Kortrijk situated in West Flanders, Belgium. Bellegem was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. In 2024, it had a estimated population of 3,860.
Bissegem
Bissegem is a sub-municipality of the city of Kortrijk, Belgium. It is part of the urban area of this city. As of 2020 it had a population of 5,283.
Adinkerke
thumb|De Panne station in Adinkerke Adinkerke (French: Adinkerque) is a village in the municipality of De Panne in western Belgium close to the French border. It forms a conurbation with the coastal town of De Panne, which in turn is part of the west Belgian coastal conurbation. Adinkerke railway station is also the western terminus of the Belgian coast tram line to De Panne; Nieuwpoort, Ostend and beyond. Near the city is Plopsaland, formerly Meli Park.
Hollebeke
thumb | right | alt=Rectory in Hollebeke, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium | Rectory in Hollebeke, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres.
Saint-Idesbald
Saint-Idesbald (; ) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald (or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.
Wenduine
Wenduine is a seaside resort on the Belgian North Sea coast. It is a village with a population of 4,000 inhabitants in the West-Flemish municipality of De Haan.
Oostnieuwkerke
Oostnieuwkerke is a Belgian village in the province of West Flanders. It is part of the municipality of Staden. There are more than 3400 inhabitants and Oostnieuwkerke lies closer to the town Roeselare than it is to the main village Staden. The little river the Mandel flows through the centre of Oostnieuwkerke towards Roeselare.
Roesbrugge-Haringe
Roesbrugge-Haringe is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It is a part of the municipality (a deelgemeente) of Poperinge. Roesbrugge-Haringe consists of two small rural villages, Roesbrugge and Haringe, located in the north western region of Poperinge. Roesbrugge, the largest of both villages, is located along the Yser river. Haringe is located one kilometer to the south west of Roesbrugge, close to the French border. thumb|center|600px|Roesbrugge
Rumbeke
thumb|Castle of Rumbeke
Knokke
Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (as of 2007). thumb|The Promenade on Het Zoute thumb|Knokke beach resort Knokke is the most north-eastern seaside resort on the Belgian coast. It lies adjacent to the Dutch border; separated from the Dutch territory by the Zwin nature reserve. Knokke came into existence as a result of the construction of dikes that were to protect the area around the 'Zwin' sea-arm.
Sint-Joris
section of Beernem, Belgium
Kaaskerke
thumb | right | Image of a church in the townKaaskerke is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium.
Bavikhove
thumb|Sint-Amanduskerk (Saint Amand Church) Bavikhove is a village (deelgemeente) in the Belgian municipality of Harelbeke within the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is located between Harelbeke-centre and Hulste, along the Leie river.
Stuivekenskerke
Stuivekenskerke is a district of the town of Diksmuide, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Located on the Yser river, until 1970 it was an independent municipality and then merged and became a sub-municipality of Diksmuide. Stuivekenskerke, built in a polder, has an area of 7.34 km2 and had 160 inhabitants in 2007.
Oostkerke
Oostkerke (Dutch, 'East church') is a town in Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium.
Klerken
Klerken is a village in Province of West Flanders in Belgium. It forms a part of the commune of in Houthulst. It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653.
Lapscheure
thumb Lapscheure is a town in Damme, a municipality in the province of West Flanders, Belgium.
Woumen
Woumen is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium.
Woesten
Woesten is a rural Belgian village in the Vleteren municipality of West Flanders province. The town is close to the city of Ypres. The centre of the city is located on a road junction of the N8 between Ypres and Veurne and the Poperingestraat to Poperinge. thumb|left|De Sint-Rectrudiskerk - Toren van de 15de eeuw. thumb|left|The presbytery.
Nieuwkapelle
Nieuwkapelle is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium.
Kanegem
thumb|180px|St. Bavo's Church Kanegem is a Belgian locality, part of the municipality of Tielt, in the eastern part of the province of West Flanders. This rural locality is known as the "Green Village".
Vichte
Vichte () is a village in the municipality of Anzegem, in the south of West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium. It has 4,345 inhabitants (2004). Small, densely populated village with an important textile industry. Famous for its 12th century Roman Catholic church (now serving as a cultural centre) and its privately owned castle. It is also the location of Brewery Verhaeghe, well known for its Flemish red ales. thumb|center|600px|Vichte
Tiegem
thumb|View of Tiegem village
Oedelem
thumb|Former Oedelem town hall
Varsenare
Varsenare is a town in Jabbeke, part of Flanders and Belgium. Its postal code is 8490. thumb|Varsenare town hall
Reningelst
Reningelst is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1405 inhabitants.
Moerkerke
Moerkerke is a town in the Belgian province West Flanders and a part (deelgemeente) of the city of Damme thumb|left|Sint-Dionysiuskerk (church of Saint Dionysius)
Rollegem
Rollegem is a submunicipality of the city of Kortrijk, Belgium. As of 2007 it had a population of 2,720.
Kooigem
Kooigem is a village in Greater Kortrijk, Belgium. There is a church and a municipal school KOLibrie with a counterpart in Kortrijk.