Avelgem
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Avelgem | |
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Coordinates: 50°46′N 03°26′E / 50.767°N 3.433°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | West Flanders |
Arrondissement | Kortrijk |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lut Deseyn (Gemeentebelangen) |
• Governing party/ies | Gemeentebelangen, Tandem |
Area | |
• Total | 22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,065 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 8580-8583 |
NIS code | 34003 |
Area codes | 056 |
Website | www.avelgem.be |
Avelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːvəlɣɛm] ; West Flemish: Oavelgem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Avelgem proper, Bossuit, Kerkhove, Outrijve and Waarmaarde. On January 1, 2006, Avelgem had a total population of 9,457. The total area is 21.75 km2 which gives a population density of 435 inhabitants per km2.
It has a famous building named 'Spikkerelle', where people can watch movies, theater, exhibitions and there's a room which can be organized for events.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Avelgem (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 15.3 (59.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.1 (52.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 2.1 (35.8) | 6.9 (44.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.6 (2.82) | 59.1 (2.33) | 57.2 (2.25) | 44.1 (1.74) | 59.0 (2.32) | 69.3 (2.73) | 74.4 (2.93) | 81.3 (3.20) | 66.6 (2.62) | 67.6 (2.66) | 85.0 (3.35) | 91.1 (3.59) | 826.3 (32.54) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12.8 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10 | 10.1 | 10 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 134.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 62 | 80 | 135 | 191 | 217 | 219 | 224 | 211 | 165 | 123 | 69 | 54 | 1,750 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
Source: RMI[2] |
Notable people
[edit]- Bert De Graeve, (b. 1955 in Avelgem), businessman
- Marc Demeyer, (b. 1950 in Avelgem), cyclist
References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Het klimaat in uw gemeente: Avelgem (NIS 34003)" (PDF). meteo.be (in Dutch). RMI. pp. 2, 5. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Avelgem at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - Available only in Dutch