De Panne

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De Panne

Total population

11,129

Air quality index

35Good

Coordinates51.10°, 2.59°

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

Overview

De Panne is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, making it the westernmost town in Belgium. It is one of the most popular resort town destinations within Belgium. The municipality includes the village of Adinkerke. On 1 January 2011, De Panne had a total population of 10,748 on a total area of 23.90 km2, which gives a population density of 449.7 inhabitants per km2.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Frédéric Janssoone

Franciscan friar and priest (1838-1916)

Jean-Baptiste Trystram

French politician (1821-1906)

Maurice Cornette

French politician (1918–1983)

R

Robert Noote

French historian

E

Edmond Popieul

O

Olivier Vantielcke

French bicycle racer

J

Jules Mahieu

sport shooter

E

Emmanuelle Farcy

French racing cyclist

W

Walembert z Cambrai

A

Albert Patfoort

French Dominican theologian (1912-2013)

M

Marcel Bots

Flemish, Belgian germanist, historian and professor (1925–1995)

T

Thomas Patfoort

A

Achilles Geerardijn

R

René Faict

E

Elisa Vanneste

E

Eugenia Loyette

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

Nearby places in West Flanders

• Adinkerke
  1.7 mi away
• Koksijde
  2.3 mi away · pop. 21,957
• Veurne
  3.5 mi away
• Oostduinkerke
  4.1 mi away
• Wulpen
  4.6 mi away
• Bulskamp
  4.6 mi away · pop. 691
• Houtem
  6.1 mi away · pop. 663
• Wulveringem
  6.4 mi away · pop. 343
• Vinkem
  6.5 mi away · pop. 360
• Avekapelle
  6.5 mi away
• Nieuwpoort
  7.2 mi away
• Izenberge
  7.7 mi away · pop. 367

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.

Recently spotted species

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-27

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-27

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Seen 2026-06-27

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Seen 2026-06-27

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Seen 2026-06-27

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-27

Brown-tail Moth

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Official Identifiers