Ledegem

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Ledegem
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Ledegem (West Flanders Province)
Ledegem
Ledegem
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : West Flanders
District : Roeselare
Coordinates : 50 ° 51 ′  N , 3 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′  N , 3 ° 8 ′  E
Area : 24.76 km²
Residents: 9695 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 392 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 8880
Prefix: 056
Mayor: Bart Dochy (CD & V-VD)

Local government address : 		Rollegemstraat 132
8880 Ledegem
Website: www.ledegem.be
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Ledegem is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 9695 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It consists of the eponymous core town and the two districts of Rollegem-Kapelle and Sint-Eloois-Winkel .

Kortrijk is 9 km southeast, Roeselare 10 km north, Bruges 38 km north, Ghent 45 km northeast and Brussels about 85 km east.

The next motorway exits are at Menen on the A19 and at Wevelgem and Roeselare on the A17 . The nearest regional train stations are in
Menen, Izegem , Kortrijk and Roeselare , and national express trains stop in Bruges and Ghent. There is a regional airport near the French city ​​of Lille and an international airport near the capital Brussels.

history

As a medieval fiefdom, Ledegem was called Watene .

Personalities