De Haan, Belgium

De Haan
Municipality

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De Haan
Location in Belgium
Location of De Haan in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°16′N 03°02′E / 51.267°N 3.033°E / 51.267; 3.033Coordinates: 51°16′N 03°02′E / 51.267°N 3.033°E / 51.267; 3.033
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Ostend
Government
 • Mayor Peter Breemersch (Bewust '12)
 • Governing party/ies Bewust '12
Area
 • Total 42.17 km2 (16.28 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 12,656
 • Density 300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Postal codes 8420, 8421
Area codes 059 - 050
Website www.dehaan.be
Poster "« Le Coq-sur-Mer » by Henri Cassiers (1898)

De Haan (French: Le Coq; West Flemish: D'n Oane) is a place and a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of De Haan proper, Klemskerke, Vlissegem and Wenduine. On January 1, 2006 De Haan had a total population of 11,925. The total area is 42.17 km² which gives a population density of 283 inhabitants per km².

The coastal village of De Haan proper has maintained a low skyline so its many buildings in Belle Époque style are still prominently visible.

The town has an 18-hole golf course situated in its dunes, founded by King Leopold II in 1903. Today, it is the only links course in the country.

Its most famous resident was Albert Einstein, who lived in the villa "Savoyarde" for six months in 1933 after leaving Nazi Germany.

Sports

Women's volleyball club Volley De Haan plays at the highest level of the Belgian league pyramid.

Transport

De Haan has stations on The Coast Tram.

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


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