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Avelgem

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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Area codes
  
056

Local time
  
Friday 11:12 AM

Area code
  
056

Community
  
Flemish Community

Postal codes
  
8580-8583

Website
  
www.avelgem.be

Province
  
West Flanders

Avelgem

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 78% Humidity

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Kortrijk

Governing parties
  
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, Socialistische Partij Anders

Avelgem ( [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.

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Map of Avelgem, Belgium

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

    Avelgem Wikipedia