Arrondissement of Veurne

Arrondissement of Veurne Arrondissement Veurne
Arrondissement
Location of the administrative arrondissement in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51.07°N 2.66°E / 51.07; 2.66
Country	Belgium
Region	Flanders
Province	West Flanders
Municipalities	5
Area
• Total	275.21 km^2 (106.26 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)
• Total	61,159
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Veurne (Dutch: Arrondissement Veurne; French: Arrondissement de Furnes) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.^[1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Veurne also comprises all municipalities in the Arrondissement of Diksmuide.^[2]

Municipalities

Administrative Arrondissement

The Administrative Arrondissement of Veurne consists of the following municipalities:

• Alveringem
• De Panne
• Koksijde
• Nieuwpoort
• Veurne

Judicial Arrondissement

Location of the judicial arrondissement in West Flanders.

The Judicial Arrondissement of Veurne consists of the municipalities of the Administrative Arrondissements of Veurne and Diksmuide.

• Alveringem (Veurne)
• De Panne (Veurne)
• Diksmuide (Diksmuide)
• Houthulst (Diksmuide)
• Koekelare (Diksmuide)
• Koksijde (Veurne)
• Kortemark (Diksmuide)
• Lo-Reninge (Diksmuide)
• Nieuwpoort (Veurne)
• Veurne (Veurne)

References

1. NWS, VRT (2021-10-01). "Arrondissement Veurne (de gemeente Veurne én heel de westkust) heeft op één na oudste bevolking van Europa". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
2. Gheeraert, Tom (2021-06-11). "Digitale krantenkiosk 'Historische Kranten' breidt uit met titels uit Diksmuide en Veurne". KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-23.