Koksijde

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Koksijde

Total population

21,957

Air quality index

34Good

Land area43.96 km²

WeatherAvg high 58.2°F

Coordinates51.12°, 2.63°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Koksijde is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast, in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

V

Valeer Deschacht

Belgian Roman Catholic priest (1925-2021)

W

Willy Vanheste

Belgian bicycle racer and politician (1938-2007)

R

René Vanhee

Belgian politician (1925-2010)

R

Robert Butsraen

Belgian politician

Michiel Hendryckx

Belgian photographer (born 1951)

G

Georges Couck

Belgian politician

E

Edmond Popieul

M

Marcel Sobry

Belgian politician (1894-1970)

K

Kamiel Alfred Top

Belgian poet (1923-1945)

O

Olivier Vantielcke

French bicycle racer

G

Gerard Markey

Belgian politician (1926-1998)

R

Remi Baelden

politician (1882-1964)

P

Paulus de Gomiecourt

E

Emmanuelle Farcy

French racing cyclist

F

Frank Willaert

Belgian germanist and medievalist

R

Romain Ruyssen

Belgian pharmacologist (1901-1979)

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

Nearby places in West Flanders

• Oostduinkerke
  2.1 mi away
• De Panne
  2.3 mi away · pop. 11,129
• Wulpen
  3 mi away
• Adinkerke
  3.3 mi away
• Veurne
  3.4 mi away
• Nieuwpoort
  5.1 mi away
• Bulskamp
  5.3 mi away · pop. 691
• Avekapelle
  5.6 mi away
• Vinkem
  7.2 mi away · pop. 360
• Wulveringem
  7.2 mi away · pop. 343
• Houtem
  7.5 mi away · pop. 663
• Pervijze
  7.6 mi away · pop. 886

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 Koksijde

Search results from Open Library.

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

Lecidella lichen

Lecidella elaeochroma

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

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

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