Kuurne

Kuurne
Kuurne
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Kortrijk
Coordinates :	50 ° 51 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E
Area :	10.01 km²
Residents:	13,484 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	1,347 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	8520
Prefix:	056
Mayor:	Francis Benoit
Local government address :	Marktplein 9 8520 Kuurne
Website:	www.kuurne.be

Kuurne is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 13,484 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

location

The city center of Kortrijk is 4 kilometers southwest, Ghent 35 kilometers northwest, Bruges almost 40 kilometers north and Brussels about 75 kilometers east.

traffic

The next motorway exits are at Kortrijk and Deerlijk on the A14 / E17 .

In Harelbeke are the next and Kortrijk regional stations and in Ghent and Bruges keep on regional express trains.

There is an international airport near the capital, Brussels .

sons and daughters of the town

• Évariste Carpentier (1845–1922), post-impressionist painter

Web links

Commons : Kuurne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

Sint-Michielskirche