Oostduinkerke

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Oostduinkerke

Air quality index

34Good

Elevation5 m

Coordinates51.12°, 2.68°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oostduinkerke is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.

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

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Steffi Annys

badminton player

V

Valeer Deschacht

Belgian Roman Catholic priest (1925-2021)

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Willy Vanheste

Belgian bicycle racer and politician (1938-2007)

C

Caroline Van den Berghe

Belgian journalist

R

Robert Butsraen

Belgian politician

Michiel Hendryckx

Belgian photographer (born 1951)

G

Georges Couck

Belgian politician

G

Georges Mommerency

Belgian politician (1927-2003)

F

Fred Germonprez

Belgian criminal (1914-2001)

W

Willy Declerck

Belgian politician (1944-1992)

M

Marcel Sobry

Belgian politician (1894-1970)

K

Kamiel Alfred Top

Belgian poet (1923-1945)

G

Gerard Markey

Belgian politician (1926-1998)

N

Noël Soetaert

cyclist

R

Remi Baelden

politician (1882-1964)

C

Catherine Candida

Belgian actor

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

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

Lecidella lichen

Lecidella elaeochroma

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

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

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