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 | |
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 Landegem | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nevele Location in Belgium
Location of Nevele in East Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 51°02′N 03°33′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Ghent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johan Cornelis (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, Nieuw Nevele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.89 km2 (20.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,179 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9850 |
| Area codes | 09 |
| Website | www.deinze.be |
Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality was merged into Deinze.
Subdivisions
Nevele consists of six deelgemeenten (sub-municipalities).
| # | Name | Area | Population |
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| I | Nevele | 13,86 | |
| II | Hansbeke | 9,83 | |
| III | Merendree | 10,94 | |
| IV | Landegem | 8,48 | |
| V | Poesele | 2,52 | |
| VI | Vosselare | 6,27 | |
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Nevele has borders with:
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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
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Official website - Only available in Dutch
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