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Ichtegem
The church in Ichtegem
The church in Ichtegem
Coat of arms of Ichtegem
Location of Ichtegem
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementOstend
Government
 • MayorKarl Bonny (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V, BLAUW
Area
 • Total45.78 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total13,939
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Postal codes
8480
NIS code
35006
Area codes050, 051, 059
Websitewww.ichtegem.be

Ichtegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders 15 km southwest of Bruges. The municipality comprises the towns of Bekegem, Eernegem and Ichtegem proper. On January 1 2006 Ichtegem had a total population of 13,423. The total area is 45.33 km² which gives a population density of 296 inhabitants per km². The current mayor is Karl Bonny.

In 2006, Ichtegem was declared the official Dorp van de Ronde (Town of the Tour) for the 90th annual road cycling race the Ronde van Vlaanderen.


  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.