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Avelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːvəlɣɛm] ; West Flemish: Oavelgem [ˈɒːvəlɦæm]) 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.
Avelgem | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Avelgem  | |
  Avelgem Location in Belgium
Location of Avelgem in West-Flanders  | |
| 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 |
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
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