Alveringem facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alveringem
Municipality
Saint Audomar Church in Alveringem
Flag Coat of arms
Alveringem Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Veurne
Area
• Total	80.01 km2 (30.89 sq mi)
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Postal codes	8690, 8691
Area codes	058
Website	www.alveringem.be

Alveringem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. A municipality is like a town or a district that has its own local government.

Alveringem is made up of nine smaller towns or villages. These include Alveringem itself, plus Beveren-aan-de-IJzer, Gijverinkhove, Hoogstade, Izenberge, Leisele, Oeren, Sint-Rijkers, and Stavele.

In 2006, about 4,887 people lived in Alveringem. The total area of the municipality is about 80 square kilometers. This means there are about 61 people living in each square kilometer.

The mayor of Alveringem is Gerard Liefooghe. He has been the mayor since 2006 and belongs to the Gemeentebelangen political party. A mayor is the leader of the local government.

Exploring Alveringem's Towns

Alveringem is a rural area, meaning it has lots of countryside and not many people living close together. The number of people living here has gone down a bit in recent years.

The municipality is quite large and includes nine smaller towns, also called deelgemeentes. The main town is Alveringem, located in the northeast part of the municipality.

Over the years, some of these towns joined together to form the larger municipality we see today. For example, in 1971, Hoogstade, Oeren, and Sint-Rijkers became part of Alveringem. Later, in 1977, Leisele and Stavele also joined.

Leisele had already included Gijverinkhove and Izenberge since 1971. Beveren-aan-de-IJzer was part of Stavele. So, by 1977, the new, bigger municipality of Alveringem included all nine of these rural towns.

(*) The number of people living in the small villages of Oeren and Sint-Rijkers is counted together with the population of Alveringem proper. Source: Streekplatform Westhoek [1]

Because Alveringem covers a large rural area, it shares borders with many other small villages and towns. These include:

Map of Alveringem

This map shows Alveringem, its smaller towns (deelgemeenten), and the villages nearby. The yellow areas on the map are where people live.

See also

In Spanish: Alveringem para niños