Lichtervelde

Lichtervelde
	Lichtervelde
	Lichtervelde
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Roeselare
Coordinates :	51 ° 2 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ E Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ E
Area :	25.93 km²
Residents:	8926 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	344 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	8810
Prefix:	051
Mayor:	Ria Beeusaert-Pattyn
; Local government address :	Gemeentehuis ; Marktplaats 2 ; 8810 Lichtervelde
Website:	www.lichtervelde.be

Lichtervelde is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 8926 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

Torhout is 4 km north, Roeselare 9 km south, Bruges 20 km north, Kortrijk 23 km south-southeast, Ghent 40 km east and Brussels about 86 km south-south-east.

The next motorway exit is at the “Lichtervelde” junction on the A17. Lichtervelde has a regional train station on the Kortrijk – Lichtervelde – Bruges and Veurne - Diksmuide –Lichtervelde – Tielt –Gent lines. Interregional express trains also stop in the cities of Ostend , Bruges and Ghent. There is a regional airport near Ostend and an international airport near Brussels.

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