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Ypres

Dutch Ieper · German Ypern

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Ypres (highlighted) and its 7 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Ypres

Ypres is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 35,550 inhabitants on an area of 131.4 km², a population density of 271 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 387 per km² in West Flanders and lower than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Ypres ranks 66th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 6th of the 62 municipalities in West Flanders. By area it ranks 34th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ypres borders 7 municipalities:

Postcodes in Ypres

PostcodePlaces
8900Ieper, Brielen, Dikkebus, Sint-Jan
8902Hollebeke, Voormezele, Zillebeke
8904Boezinge, Zuidschote
8906Elverdinge
8908Vlamertinge

Distances from Ypres

Tokmmiles
Kortrijk2918
Ostend4025
Bruges5031
Ghent6540
Mons9056
Brussels10666
Mechelen11370
Antwerp11471
Charleroi12175
Leuven12980
Namur14892
Hasselt173108
Liège193120
Arlon246153

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Ypres: Wikipedia.