Saint-Idesbald

Saint-Idesbald (; ) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald (or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.

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Place details

Locality: Koksijde
Region: West-Vlaanderen
Country: België / Belgique / Belgien
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sint-Idesbald
Settlement.official_name: Sint-Idesbald
Settlement.settlement_type: Deelgemeente
Settlement.image_skyline: Sint-Idesbald - Sint-Idesbalduskerk 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 200px
Settlement.image_caption: Church of St. Idesbaldus, Saint-Idesbald.
Settlement.image_map: MapKoksijde.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Sint-Idesbald ("V") on the map of Koksijde
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Koksijde
Settlement.population_note: Source: NIS
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 8670
Settlement.area_code_type: Area code

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In 1931, George Grard set up his studio at Saint-Idesbald, where his house became a rendezvous of artists including Pierre Caille, the Haesaerts brothers, Edgard Tytgat and Paul Delvaux.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Idesbald” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.