Ledegem

Ledegem
Municipality
Sint-Eloois-Winkel
Flag Coat of arms
Ledegem Location in Belgium
Location of Ledegem in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°51′N 03°07′E / 50.850°N 3.117°ECoordinates: 50°51′N 03°07′E / 50.850°N 3.117°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Roeselare
Government
• Mayor	Bart Dochy (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	sp.a, ACTIEF
Area
• Total	24.76 km^2 (9.56 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	9,509
• Density	380/km^2 (990/sq mi)
Postal codes	8880
Area codes	056
Website	www.ledegem.be

Ledegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ledegem proper, Rollegem-Kapelle and Sint-Eloois-Winkel. On January 1, 2006, Ledegem had a total population of 9,306. The total area is 24.76 km² which gives a population density of 376 inhabitants per km².

Hulde aan onze Helden is a monument/plaque at the Sint-Petruskerk to the Belgian soldiers and civilians from Ledegem who died in World War I.

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Ledegem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)