De Haan in West Flanders
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De Haan (
French : Le Coq;
West Flemish : D’n Oane; English: The Cock or Cockerel; (USA/Canada) Rooster) is a place and a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders . The municipality comprises the villages of De Haan proper,
Wenduine , Klemskerke, Vlissegem and Harendijk. On January 1, 2020 De Haan had a total population of 12,700. The total area is 46.14 km² (26.2 Miles) which gives a
population density of 275.26 inhabitants per km².
The coastal village of De Haan proper has maintained a low skyline so its many buildings in Belle Époque style are still prominently visible.
Hotel Belle Epoque © Marc Ryckaert/cc-by-sa-3.0
The town has an 18-hole golf course situated in its dunes, founded by
King Leopold II in 1903. Today, it is the only
links course in the country.
Its most famous resident was
Albert Einstein , who lived in the villa “Savoyarde” for six months in 1933 after leaving
Nazi Germany . Belgian TV crime drama series,
Juliet (2024), was filmed and set in De Haan.
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De Haan and
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