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Key facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Community
- Flemish Community
- Region
- Flemish Region
- Province
- West Flanders
- Arrondissement
- Ostend
- Mayor
- Wilfried Vandaele ( N-VA )
- Governing parties
- Open VLD & N-VA , Vooruit!
- Total
- 46.14 km (17.81 sq mi)
- Density
- 273.8/km (709.2/sq mi)
- Postal codes
- 8420, 8421
- Area codes
- 059 - 050
- Website
- www.dehaan.be
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Poster "« Le Coq-sur-Mer » by Henri Cassiers (1898) De Haan ( Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɦaːn]; French: Le Coq, French pronunciation: [lə kɔk]; West Flemish: D'n Oane; English: The Cock or Cockerel; (USA/Canada) Rooster) is a place and a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of De Haan proper, Wenduine, Klemskerke, Vlissegem and Harendijk. On January 1, 2020 De Haan had a total population of 12,700. The total area is 46.14 km (26.2 Miles) which gives a population density of 275.26 inhabitants per km.
The coastal village of De Haan proper has maintained a low skyline so its many buildings in Belle Époque style are still prominently visible.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “De Haan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.