Nevele Facts for Kids

This page is about the town in East Flanders, Belgium. For the Catskills resort, see Nevele Grand Hotel.

Quick facts for kids

Nevele

Village and former municipality

St Mauritius and Gezellen Church

Flag

Seal

Nevele

Location in Belgium

Country

Belgium

Region

Flemish Region

Province

East Flanders

Arrondissement

Ghent

Municipality

Deinze

Area

• Total

13.90 km² (5.37 sq mi)

Population

(2021)

• Total

2,875

• Density

206.83/km² (535.70/sq mi)

Time zone

CET

Postal code

9850

Dialing code

Website

www.deinze.be

Nevele (pronounced like NAY-vuh-luh) is a lovely village in the East Flanders province of Belgium. It used to be its own municipality, which is like a small local government area.

This municipality included the main town of Nevele, plus five other smaller towns: Hansbeke, Landegem, Merendree, Poesele, and Vosselare. In 2018, about 12,179 people lived in the Nevele municipality. The total area was about 51.89 square kilometers.

On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Nevele joined with the nearby city of Deinze. Now, Nevele is part of Deinze.

Former Sub-Municipalities of Nevele
Famous People from Nevele
- Writers and Artists
- Heroes and Other Notable Figures
Gallery
See also

Former Sub-Municipalities of Nevele

Before Nevele joined Deinze, it was made up of six smaller parts called deelgemeenten (sub-municipalities). Each of these had its own unique character.

#	Name	Area (km²)
I	Nevele	13.86
II	Hansbeke	9.83
III	Merendree	10.94
IV	Landegem	8.48
V	Poesele	2.52
VI	Vosselare	6.27

Map of Nevele and its former sub-municipalities

Nevele shares borders with several other towns and parts of cities:

a. Lovendegem
b. Drongen (part of Ghent)
c. Sint-Martens-Leerne (part of Deinze)
d. Bachte-Maria-Leerne (part of Deinze)
e. Meigem (part of Deinze)
f. Lotenhulle (part of Aalter)
g. Bellem (part of Aalter)
h. Zomergem

Famous People from Nevele

Nevele has been home to several interesting people who became well-known for their work.

Writers and Artists

Cyriel Buysse: A famous novelist who wrote many stories.
Rosalie Loveling and Virginie Loveling: These two sisters were also writers. They were Cyriel Buysse's aunts!
Monika van Paemel: Another talented writer from the area.

Heroes and Other Notable Figures

Renaat de Rudder: Born in Oostakker in 1897, Renaat moved to Landegem (one of Nevele's towns) in 1909. When he was young, he bravely volunteered to join the Belgian army during World War I in 1914. He wrote about the difficulties he faced during the war until he passed away on December 12, 1917.
Leo Lovaert: Another notable person from Nevele.