Hooglede

Hooglede
Municipality
[nl]
Flag Coat of arms
Hooglede Location in Belgium show Location of Hooglede in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°59′N 03°05′E / 50.983°N 3.083°E / 50.983; 3.083Coordinates: 50°59′N 03°05′E / 50.983°N 3.083°E / 50.983; 3.083
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Roeselare
Government
• Mayor	Rita Demaré (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Samen Sterk, Open Vld
Area
• Total	37.84 km2 (14.61 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	9,950
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal codes	8830
Area codes	051
Website	www.hooglede.be

Hooglede (West Flemish: Ooglee) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of  [nl] and Hooglede proper. On January 1, 2006, Hooglede had a total population of 9,831. The total area is 37.84 km² which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km².

Hooglede-Gits was the site of the 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Hooglede houses one of the 4 German War Cemeteries in Belgium, the Hooglede German War Cemetery

Economy[]

The Deceuninck company is based in Hooglede, as is MOL Trucks.

Politics[]

From 1989 till 2012, politics in Hooglede were dominated by the cartel SAMEN (consisting of sp.a, N-VA and Open Vld). In 2012, the cooperation within SAMEN was stopped. The new municipality consists of N-VA Plus (10 seats), CD&V (7 seats), Open Vld (2 seats) and Samen Sterk (2 seats). Mayor is Rita Demaré (CD&V).

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Hooglede at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website