Beernem

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Beernem

Total population

14,806

Elevation10 m

Coordinates51.14°, 3.33°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Beernem is a rural municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders, located southeast of Bruges. The municipality comprises the towns of Beernem proper, Oedelem and Sint-Joris. On January 1, 2006 Beernem had a total population of 14,642, mostly in Beernem proper and Oedelem. The total area is 71.68 km² which gives a population density of 204 inhabitants per km².

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sven Vanthourenhout

cyclist

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Kenneth Van Compernolle

Belgian bicycle racer

Robert Vermeire

Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist

Marcel Vandewiele

member of the European Parliament (1920–1999)

Léon Lippens

Belgian politician and conservationist (1911-1986)

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Arnold Batselaere

Belgian organist (1931–2001)

Guy Bleyaert

Belgian motor crosser

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Jozef Timmerman

Belgian cyclist (1941–2018)

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Johan De Roo

Belgian politician

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Marcel Claeys

Belgian bicycle racer (1913–1972)

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Margriete Achtels

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Annemie Van De Casteele

Belgian politician

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Alfons Ryserhove

Belgian writer (1920-1997)

Roger Lambrecht

road bicycle racer

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Marthe de Witte

Belgian painter (1893-1976)

Bart Buysse

Belgian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in West Flanders

• Sint-Joris
  1.8 mi away
• Oedelem
  2 mi away
• Oostveld
  2.8 mi away
• Wildenburg
  3.9 mi away
• Sijsele
  4.2 mi away
• Oostkamp
  4.4 mi away
• Doomkerke
  4.9 mi away
• Assebroek
  5.1 mi away
• Kruiskerke
  5.6 mi away
• Loppem
  6.1 mi away
• Wingene
  6.2 mi away · pop. 13,461
• Sint-Michiels
  6.3 mi away · pop. 12,286

Browse all places in West Flanders →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Beernem

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-06-11

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-06-07

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

Seen 2026-06-07

Broad-winged Thistle

Carduus acanthoides

Seen 2026-06-07

Boxleaf Honeysuckle

Lonicera ligustrina

Seen 2026-06-07

woolly hedgenettle

Stachys byzantina

Seen 2026-06-07

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-06-07

guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Seen 2026-06-07

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

Seen 2026-06-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Beernem, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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