Editing Alveringem

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Alveringem
|picture          = Alveringem - Sint Audomaruskerk.jpg
|picture-legend   = Saint Audomar Church in Alveringem
|map              = Alveringem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Alveringem in West Flanders
|arms             = Blason Alveringem.svg
|flag             = Alveringem vlag.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Veurne|Veurne]]
|nis              = 38002
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Gerard Liefooghe (Gemeentebelangen)
|majority         = Gemeentebelangen, [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes     = 8690, 8691
|telephone-area   = 058
|web              = [http://www.alveringem.be/ www.alveringem.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|51|01|N|02|43|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Alveringem''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɑlvərɪŋ(ɣ)ɛm|-|Nl-Alveringem.ogg}}; {{langx|vls|Oalveringem}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[West Flanders]]. The municipality comprises the towns of Alveringem proper, [[Beveren (Alveringem)|Beveren-aan-de-IJzer]], [[Gijverinkhove]], [[Hoogstade]], [[Izenberge]], [[Leisele]], [[Oeren]], [[Sint-Rijkers]] and [[Stavele]]. On January 1, 2006, Alveringem had a total population of 4,887. The total area is 80.01&nbsp;km² which gives a [[population density]] of 61 inhabitants per km². The mayor of Alveringem is Gerard Liefooghe (Gemeentebelangen) since 2006.

[[Cyriel Verschaeve]] was as a priest attached to the [[parish]] of Alveringem and re-buried near Alveringem's church in 1973.

==Towns==
The municipality of Alveringem has a relatively low population density and the number of inhabitants has still decreased last decades. The extensive territory comprises nine rural towns or ''[[deelgemeente]]s''. The largest town is Alveringem proper, the chief town, located in the northeast of the municipality. During the merger of municipalities in 1971, the villages [[Hoogstade]], [[Oeren]] and [[Sint-Rijkers]] were added to Alveringem. In 1977, [[Leisele]] and [[Stavele]], independent municipalities at the time, were added as well. As from 1971, Leisele also comprised the villages [[Gijverinkhove]] and [[Izenberge]]; [[Beveren-aan-de-IJzer]] was a part of [[Stavele]]. So, since 1977, the new extended municipality comprised the nine rural deelgemeentes.
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! # !! Name!! Area !! Population (1999)
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|I || align="left" | Alveringem || &nbsp; || 1.583 (*)
|- align="right"
|II || align="left" | [[Oeren]] || &nbsp; || (*)
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|III || align="left" | [[Sint-Rijkers]] || &nbsp; || (*)
|- align="right"
|IV || align="left" | [[Izenberge]] || &nbsp;  || 395
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|V || align="left" |  [[Leisele]] || &nbsp;  || 774
|- align="right"
|VI || align="left" | [[Hoogstade]] || &nbsp;  || 352
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|VII || align="left" | [[Gijverinkhove]] || &nbsp;  || 308
|- align="right"
|VIII || align="left" | [[Beveren (Alveringem)|Beveren]] || &nbsp;  || 659
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|IX || align="left" | [[Stavele]] || &nbsp;  || 661
|}
:<small>(*) The population of the small villages of Oeren and Sint-Rijkers is contained in the number for Alveringem proper</small>
:<small>Source: Streekplatform Westhoek https://web.archive.org/web/20070928072054/http://www.westhoek.be/streekplatform/Tabellen/3.2..htm </small>

Due to its rural extent, the municipality of Alvergem borders a large number of small villages:
{| align="left"
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*a. [[Houtem]] (city of Veurne)
*b. [[Vinkem]]  (city of Veurne)
*c. [[Wulveringem]] (city of Veurne)
*d. [[Eggewaartskapelle]] (city of Veurne)
*e. [[Zoutenaaie]] (city of Veurne)
*f. [[Lampernisse]] (city of Diksmuide)
*g. [[Lo (Lo-Reninge)|Lo]] (city of Lo-Reninge)
*h. [[Pollinkhove]] (city of Lo-Reninge)
|}
{| align="left"
|-
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*i. [[Oostvleteren]] (municipality of Vleteren)
*j. [[Wesvleteren (plaats)|Westvleteren]] (municipality of Vleteren)
*k. [[Krombeke]] (city of Poperinge)
*l. [[Proven]] (city of Poperinge)
*m. [[Roesbrugge-Haringe]] (city of Poperinge)
*n. [[Bambecque]] (France)
*o. [[Oost-Cappel]] (France)
*p. [[Hondschoote]] (France)
|}
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===Map===
[[Image:MapAlveringem.svg|thumb|450px|left|Alveringem, deelgemeenten and neighbouring villages. The yellow areas are urban areas.]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.alveringem.be Official website ] - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Alveringem
|North     = [[Veurne]]
|Northeast = [[Diksmuide]]
|East      = [[Lo-Reninge]]
|Southeast = [[Vleteren]]
|South     = [[Poperinge]]
|Southwest = [[Bambecque]] ([[France|FR]]-[[Nord (French department)|59]])
|West      = [[Hondschoote]] ([[France|FR]]-[[Nord (French department)|59]])<br>[[Oost-Cappel]] ([[France|FR]]-[[Nord (French department)|59]])
}}
{{Belgian municipality Alveringem}}
{{Municipalities in West Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

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