West Flanders Province
Located in Flemish Region, Belgium Coordinates: 51°00′00″ N 3°00′00″ E
- Population
- 1,226,375
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 191
- listed under West Flanders Province
- Airports
- OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport24 km
- LIL Lille Airport49 km
About West Flanders Province
West Flanders Province is a district. Location: Flemish Region, Belgium. Population: 1,226,375. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (24 km).
Climate of West Flanders Province
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (44 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 44 | 58 | 48 | 58 | 70 | 66 | 54 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 71 |
How to get to West Flanders Province
The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bruges, 28 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 24 kmnorth
- Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 49 kmsouth
- Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 105 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Bruges Population: 118.5K 28 kmnortheast
- Lille Population: 238.7K 41 kmsouth
- Ghent Population: 265.1K 51 kmeast
- Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 94 kmeast
- Brussels Population: 1M 96 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in West Flanders Province
191 places- 1 Arrondissement of Kortrijk 287.8K
- 2 Arrondissement of Bruges 281.3K
- 3 Arrondissement of Ostend 155.7K
- 4 Arrondissement of Roeselare 150.7K
- 5 Arrondissement of Ypres 106.2K
- 6 Arrondissement of Tielt 92.4K
- 7 Arrondissement of Veurne 61.2K
- 8 Arrondissement of Diksmuide 51.2K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages8
- Abele · Village
- Audenarde · Village
- Beau Voisinage · Village
- Blauwe Sluis · Village
- Bois Jacquet · Village
- Bremersen · Village
- Bussemeersen · Village
- Godshuis · Village
Mountains & nature4
- Bakensgoedbos · Natural site
- Bellegem Bos · Natural site
- Bois de Fraiture · Natural site
- Bois de Moha · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts40
- Aletebeek · River
- Avelgembeek · River
- Babillebeek · River
- Bassevillebeek · River
- Bellewaardebeek · River
- Blankaart · Lake
- Blekerijbeek · River
- Bollartbeek · River
- Bommelaarsbeek · River
- Bovekerkebeek · River
- Boven Vliet · River
- Breebeek · River
- Broenbeek · River
- Camardebeek · River
- Corverbeek · River
- Devebeek · River
- Dikkebusbeek · River
- Donkbeek · River
- Doornleed · River
- Doornleideken · River
- Douve · River
- Duine Zwijn · River
- Duivelsbeek · River
- Engelbeek · River
- Fabriekbeek · River
- Gauwelozekreek · River
- Gaverbeek · River
- Geleed · River
- Geleide · River
- Geluwebeek · River
- Grande Espierres · River
- Graningatevliet · River
- Grijspeerd Beek · River
- Groot Walegeleed · River
- Grotebeek · River
- Haazebeek · River
- Hanebeek · River
- Hanebeek · River
- Haringebeek · River
- Haringebeek · River
Nature and heritage in West Flanders Province
Sources & licences
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