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Waregem
Sign in to saveWaregem (; ), spelled Waereghem before, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Lys, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the administrative district of Kortrijk and comprises the towns of Beveren, Desselgem, Sint-Eloois-Vijve and Waregem proper. On January 1, 2024, Waregem had a total population of 39,970. The total area is 44.34 km² which gives a population density of 901 inhabitants per km².
Waregem is a city and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province, located in the Lys River valley between the cities of Kortrijk and Ghent. With nearly 40,000 residents spread across four towns, it serves as part of the Kortrijk administrative district in one of Belgium's more densely populated regions.
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Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Waregem
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- H.H. Amandus en Blasius - Waregem.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- City parish church located on the marketplace
- Belgium municipality.map
- Waregem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Waregem in West-Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Waregem wapen.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Waregem vlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Kortrijk
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 34040
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Kristof Chanterie
- Belgium municipality.majority
- CD&V
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 8790-8793
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 056
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.waregem.be
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Waregem (; ), spelled Waereghem before, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Lys, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the administrative district of Kortrijk and comprises the towns of Beveren, Desselgem, Sint-Eloois-Vijve and Waregem proper. On January 1, 2024, Waregem had a total population of 39,970. The total area is 44.34 km² which gives a population density of 901 inhabitants per km².
==History==
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