Aalbeke

Aalbeke is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and since 1977 a district of Kortrijk. Aalbeke has postal code 8511 and covers an area of 717 ha. The district had 2,953 inhabitants on December 31, 2007. Aalbeke is located 6 km southwest of Kortrijk and is surrounded by Rollegem, Mouscron, Lauwe and Marke. Near the village of Aalbeke the interchange of the E17 and E403.

Aalbeke
Coat of arms
Aalbeke
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°46′N 3°13′E
Country Belgium
ProvinceWest Flanders
MunicipalityKortrijk
Area
  Total2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2)
Population
 (2007)
  Total2,953
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)056
Websitewww.kortrijk.be

Mayors

  • Jacob van de Kerckhove (1679–1699)
  • Willem de Schynckele (1699–1706)
  • Joost Cannaert (1706–1717)
  • Cornelius van den Bulcke (1717–1734)
  • Noël de Praetere (1734–1740)
  • Jan Lesaege (1748–1755)
  • Pieter Cannaert (1755–1761)
  • Jan van den Bulcke (1761–1763)
  • Jan-Baptist de Kimpe (1763–1775)
  • Pieter Cannaert (1775–1789)
  • Antoon-Frans Lienaert (1789–1792)
  • Jan de Kimpe (1792–1798)
  • Pieter Lerouge (1798–1808)
  • Jan-Baptist Cannaert (1808–1815)
  • Jan-Jacob Cottignies (1815–1829)
  • Joseph-Bernard Berton (1829–1842)
  • Honoré Dufaux (1843–1852)
  • Pieter-Jan Margo (1852–1857)
  • Victor Pycke (1858–1868)
  • Jean-Louis Mullier (1868–1895)
  • Henri Bonte (1896–1931)
  • Henri Castel (1931–1932)
  • Edward Torreele (1933–1939)
  • Alphons Ovaere (1942–1944)
  • René Bonte (1944–1946)
  • Georges Gheysen (1946)
  • René Vanhoenackere (1947–1964)
  • Georges Neirynck (1965–1976)
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