Nevele

Summary

Nevele (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːvələ]) is a village and former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hansbeke, Landegem, Merendree, Nevele proper, Poesele and Vosselare. In 2018, the municipality of Nevele had a total population of 12,179. The total area is 51.89 km2.[2]

Nevele
Village and former municipality
St Mauritius and Gezellen Church
St Mauritius and Gezellen Church
Flag of Nevele
Official seal of Nevele
Nevele is located in Belgium
Nevele
Nevele
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°02′N 03°33′E / 51.033°N 3.550°E / 51.033; 3.550
Country Belgium
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementGhent
MunicipalityNinove
Area
 • Total13.90 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,875
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneCET
Postal code
9850
Dialing code09
Websitewww.deinze.be

Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality was merged into Deinze.

Subdivisions edit

Nevele consisted of six deelgemeenten (sub-municipalities).

# Name Area Population
I Nevele 13,86
II Hansbeke 9,83
III Merendree 10,94
IV Landegem 8,48
V Poesele 2,52
VI Vosselare 6,27

Famous inhabitants edit

  • Cyriel Buysse, novelist
  • Renaat de Rudder: born in Oostakker in 1897, he moved with his parents to Landegem in 1909. In 1914 he volunteered for the Belgian army to fight in the first World War, where he wrote on the physical and moral pain he was suffering, until he died on 12 December 1917.
  • Rosalie Loveling and Virginie Loveling, writers, aunts of Cyriel Buysse
  • Leo Lovaert
  • Monika van Paemel

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44094A". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2022. Nevele only
  2. ^ ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Nevele at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website - Only available in Dutch