Editing Heuvelland (section)

==Geography==
===Landscape===
The municipality is located in an area known as the [[West-Flemish Hills]]. The highest hill in Heuvelland is the [[Kemmelberg]] (154 m); followed by the [[Vidaigneberg]] (136 m), the [[Rodeberg (West Flanders)|Rodeberg]] (129 m), the [[Scherpenberg]] (125 m) and a lower hill in [[Wijtschate]] (82 m). On the border with [[France]] is the [[Zwarteberg]].

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File:Kemmelberg.JPG|Kemmelberg, seen from the west
Image:Heuvelland - Loker (Rodeberg).jpg|Landscape, with the village of Loker, as seen from the Rodeberg
Image:MapHeuvelland.svg|Heuvelland, "deelgemeenten" and neighbouring villages. The yellow areas are urban areas.
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===Municipality parts ===
The municipality Heuvelland consists of eight small rural villages. The "[[deelgemeente]]s" of [[Dranouter]], [[Kemmel]], [[Loker]], [[Nieuwkerke]], [[Westouter]], [[Wijtschate]] and [[Wulvergem]] were independent municipalities before the merger in 1977. [[De Klijte]] wasn't independent, but was a part of [[Reningelst]] (then independent, now part of Poperinge).

Kemmel, Wijtschate, Nieuwkerke and Westouter are the largest centres, with more than 1000 inhabitants each. The town hall and municipal administration are located in Kemmel, as are the police office and post office. The rest home, municipal sports hall and main library are located in Wijtschate. The municipal container park is found in Nieuwkerke. The four other villages are smaller and accommodate less facilities.

Besides the village centres, a number of smaller residential areas are scattered on the territory. On top of the crest of the Rodeberg and Zwarteberg  small residential development, mixed with small shops, tourist businesses and restaurants are found. The city centre of [[Mesen]] also expands a little on the territory of Wijtschate in Heuvelland.

{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! # !! Name !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population (2001)
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|I || align="left" | [[Kemmel]]|| 12,99 || 1.170
|- align="right"
|II || align="left" | [[Wijtschate]] || 26,24 || 2.109
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|III || align="left" | [[Wulvergem]] || 3,50 || 264
|- align="right"
|IV || align="left" | [[Nieuwkerke]] || 17,49  || 1.513
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|V || align="left" |  [[Dranouter]] || 10,73  || 703
|- align="right"
|VI || align="left" | [[Loker]] || 6,80 || 572
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|VII || align="left" | [[Westouter]] || 11,64 || 1.422
|- align="right"
|VIII || align="left" | [[De Klijte]] || 4,93 || 576
|}
:<small>Source: Ruimtelijk structuurplan Heuvelland</small>

===Neighbouring villages and towns===
Because of its relative extensiveness, the municipality of Heuvelland borders a large number of villages and towns:
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*a. [[Poperinge]] (city of Poperinge)
*b. [[Reningelst]]  (city of Poperinge)
*c. [[Dikkebus]] (city of Ypres)
*d. [[Vlamertinge]] (city of Ypres)
*e. [[Voormezele]] (city of Ypres)
*f. [[Hollebeke]] (city of Ypres)
*g. [[Houthem (Belgium)|Houthem]] (city of [[Comines-Warneton]])
*h. [[Bas-Warneton]] (city of Comines-Warneton)
*i. [[Warneton]] (city of Comines-Warneton)
*j. [[Mesen]] (city of Mesen)
*k. [[Ploegsteert]] (city of Comines-Warneton)
*l. [[Nieppe]] (France)
*m. [[Bailleul, Nord|Bailleul]] (France)
*n. [[Saint-Jans-Cappel]] (France)
*o. [[Boeschepe]] (France)
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