Lo-Reninge

Lo-Reninge
Lo-Reninge
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Diksmuide
Coordinates :	50 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  E
Area :	62.94 km²
Residents:	3291 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	52 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	8647
Prefix:	058
Mayor:	Lode Morlion
Local government address :	Gemeentehuis Oude Eiermarkt 9 8647 Lo-Reninge
Website:	www.lo-reninge.be

Lo-Reninge is a small Belgian town in the Flanders region with 3291 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It is the second smallest city in Belgium after Mesen . Lo-Reninge was created in 1977 from the merger of the previously independent town of Lo with the municipalities (and today's districts) Reninge , Pollinkhove and Noordschote .

location

The city is located in the very west of Belgium about 10 km east of the border with France and 18 km south of the Belgian coast on the English Channel . Lo-Reninge is still dominated by agriculture and has a very low population density for Belgium. The river (French) runs south of the city: Yser ( Dutch ): IJzer ; the navigable canal Lovaart , which branches off from it and leads up to Nieuwpoort on the coast, runs in the immediate vicinity of the city.

Diksmuide is 10 km northeast, Nieuwpoort 16 km north, Ypres 17 km southeast, Bruges 40 km northeast and Brussels approx. 113 km east.

Infrastructure

Town hall of Lo with belfry

The next motorway exits are at Veurne in the north on the A18 and at Ypres in the south on the A19 .

The nearest regional train stations are in Diksmuide, Veurne and Ypres . National express trains also stop in Ostend and Bruges.

At Ostend and the French There are regional airports in the big city of Lille and there is an international airport near the capital Brussels.

Attractions

The town hall with belfry has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Belfries in Belgium and France” since 1999 .

Sons and daughters

• Gustave Joseph Bouve (1902–1989), Roman Catholic religious and Bishop of Congolo

Web links

Commons : Lo-Reninge  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city (Dutch)