De Haan

Poster "« Le Coq-sur-Mer » by Henri Cassiers (1898) De Haan ( Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɦaːn]; French: Le Coq, French pronunciation: [lə kɔk]; West Flemish: D'n Oane; English: The Cock or Cockerel; (USA/Canada) Rooster) is a place and a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of De Haan proper, Wenduine, Klemskerke, Vlissegem and Harendijk. On January 1, 2020 De Haan had a total population of 12,700. The total area is 46.14 km (26.2 Miles) which gives a population density of 275.26 inhabitants per km.

The coastal village of De Haan proper has maintained a low skyline so its many buildings in Belle Époque style are still prominently visible.