Lichtervelde

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Lichtervelde

Lichtervelde

Location in Belgium

Location of Lichtervelde in West Flanders

Coordinates: 51°02′N 03°08′E / 51.033°N 3.133°E / 51.033; 3.133Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceWest FlandersArrondissementRoeselareGovernment

• MayorRia Beeusaert-Pattyn • Governing party/iesCD&VArea

• Total26.16 km² (10.10 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total8,793 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)Postal codes

8810

NIS code

36011

Area codes051Websitewww.lichtervelde.be

Lichtervelde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪxtərˌvɛldə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde. On January 1, 2006 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 25.93 km² which gives a population density of 324 inhabitants per km². The church is 64 m high. In this town the inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele was born.