Stavele

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Stavele

Total population

660

Coordinates50.94°, 2.67°

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

Overview

Stavele is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and is a submunicipality of Alveringem along the Yser. It was an independent municipality until 1970. It covers an area of 1,263 ha and had 825 inhabitants in 1970.

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

Rémy Isoré

French priest (1852-1900)

H

Henri Cleenewerck

Belgian painter (1818-1901)

Albert Denvers

French politician (1905–2006)

V

Valentin Neuville

French composer and organist (1863–1941)

C

Cyriel Rousseeu

A

Albert Sansen

É

Émile Facon

French official (1852-1915)

J

Justin Blanckaert

French Flemish separatist activist

T

Thomas Weemaere

H

Honoré Butaye

C

Casimirus Rosseel

curate

E

Eduardus Loncke

priest, coadjutor, curate, pastor, pastor-deacon, dean and director (1831-1914)

A

Arthur Mostaert

R

Renatus Neuville

almoner

G

Gaston Outtier

coadjutor

C

Camiel Deroo

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

Nearby places in West Flanders

• Westvleteren
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,134
• Hoogstade
  2.9 mi away · pop. 371
• Oostvleteren
  3 mi away · pop. 1,117
• Pollinkhove
  3.2 mi away · pop. 600
• Leisele
  3.8 mi away · pop. 809
• Izenberge
  3.8 mi away · pop. 367
• Lo
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,200
• Reninge
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,100
• Alveringem
  5.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Vinkem
  5.3 mi away · pop. 360
• Wulveringem
  5.3 mi away · pop. 343
• Houtem
  5.7 mi away · pop. 663

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

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-05-30

Brown-lipped Snail

Cepaea nemoralis

Seen 2026-05-30

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-05-30

Auplopus carbonarius

Auplopus carbonarius

Seen 2026-05-25

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Seen 2026-05-24

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-05-24

Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Seen 2026-05-24

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Seen 2026-05-24

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Seen 2026-05-24

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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