Nevele

Nevele (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːvələ]) is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hansbeke, Landegem, Merendree, Nevele proper, Poesele and Vosselare. On January 1, 2006 Nevele had a total population of 11,217. The total area is 51.89 km² which gives a population density of 216 inhabitants per km².

Nevele
Landegem
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Nevele
Location in Belgium
Location of Nevele in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°02′N 03°33′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementGhent
Government
  MayorJohan Cornelis (CD&V)
  Governing party/iesCD&V, Nieuw Nevele
Area
  Total51.89 km2 (20.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total12,179
  Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal codes
9850
Area codes09
Websitewww.deinze.be

Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality was merged into Deinze.

Subdivisions

Nevele consists of six deelgemeenten (sub-municipalities).

#NameAreaPopulation
INevele13,86
IIHansbeke9,83
IIIMerendree10,94
IVLandegem8,48
VPoesele2,52
VIVosselare6,27

Famous inhabitants

  • Cyriel Buysse, novelist
  • Renaat de Rudder: born in Oostakker in 1897, he moved with his parents to Landegem in 1909. In 1914 he volunteered for the Belgian army to fight in the first World War, where he wrote on the physical and moral pain he was suffering, until he died on 12 December 1917.
  • Rosalie Loveling and Virginie Loveling, writers, aunts of Cyriel Buysse
  • Leo Lovaert
  • Monika van Paemel
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