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Wevelgem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76 km2 which gives a population density of 800 inhabitants per km2.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Wevelgem
Belgium municipality.picture
Wevelgem gemeentehuis -1.JPG
Belgium municipality.picture legend
Wevelgem town hall
Belgium municipality.map
Wevelgem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Wevelgem in West-Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Wevelgem wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Flag of Wevelgem.svg
Belgium municipality.province
West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Kortrijk
Belgium municipality.nis
34041
Belgium municipality.mayor
Jan Seynhaeve (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V
Belgium municipality.postal codes
8560
Belgium municipality.telephone area
056
Belgium municipality.web
www.wevelgem.be

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
BE
Headquarters
Wevelgem, BE

via GLEIF

Wikidata facts

Demonym
Wevelgemmenaar
Country
Belgium
Official language
Dutch
Population
31412
Area
38.76
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Lys
Shares border with
Kortrijk
Official website
www.wevelgem.be
Image
Wevelgem gemeentehuis -1.JPG
Dialing code
056
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Commons category
Wevelgem
topic's main category
Category:Wevelgem
postal code
8560
annual number of weddings
129
social media followers
1451
phone number
+32-56-43-34-00
email address
mailto:[email protected]
contains settlement
Moorsele
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Wevelgem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76 km2 which gives a population density of 800 inhabitants per km2.

Wevelgem is accessible by road (E403 – A19 – R8), by boat (De Leie), by air (Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport) or by train at Wevelgem railway station.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wevelgem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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