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Arrondissement of Ypres

Coordinates: 50°51′N 02°55′E / 50.850°N 2.917°E / 50.850; 2.917
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Arrondissement of Ypres
Arrondissement Ieper
Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders
Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°51′N 02°55′E / 50.850°N 2.917°E / 50.850; 2.917
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province West Flanders
Municipalities8
Area
 • Total
549.62 km2 (212.21 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total
106,230
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Ypres (Dutch: Arrondissement Ieper; French: Arrondissement d'Ypres) is one of the eight administrative[citation needed] arrondissements near the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.[1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Ypres also comprises the municipalities of Staden and Moorslede in the Arrondissement of Roeselare.

Municipalities

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The Administrative Arrondissement of Ypres consists of the following municipalities:

References

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  1. ^ Gibson, Craig (2014-03-27). Behind the Front: British Soldiers and French Civilians, 1914–1918. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-83761-3.