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West Flanders

Logo: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Province of Belgium

West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemish province of East Flanders to the east, the Walloon province of Hainaut in the south and the French department of Nord to the west.2 It is headquartered in Brugge, Belgium.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersBrugge, Belgium1
  • Websitewww.west-vlaanderen.be
  • Legal formProvincial authorities1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI894500JUQNA1CVAQUP403
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKoning Leopold III-laan 41, 8200 Brugge, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 02077256963

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Brügge Markt Provinciaal Hof 1
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemish province of East Flanders to the east, the Walloon province of Hainaut in the south and the French department of Nord to the west. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). Other important cities are Kortrijk in the south and Ostend (Oostende) on the coast, Roeselare and Ypres (Ieper). The province has an area of 3,197 km2 (1,234 sq mi) which is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities.2

Corporate structure

West Flanders sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • West Flanders Brugge, Belgium
    • Provinciehuis Boeverbos Owned · Bruges, Belgium

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What West Flanders reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Provinciehuis Boeverbos

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

Arrondissements

The Province of West Flanders is divided into 8 administrative arrondissements.

Judicial arrondissements

The Province of West Flanders is divided into 4 judicial arrondissements.

Municipalities

West Flanders contains 62 municipalities.

Municipalities that have city status have (city) after their names.

From Wikipedia’s article on West Flanders, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Provinciehuis Boeverbos

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1968Founded West Flanders is founded3

Sources

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