Saint-Idesbald
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Sint-Idesbald | |
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Sint-Idesbald | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | West Flanders |
Municipality | Koksijde |
Source: NIS | |
Postal code | 8670 |
Saint-Idesbald (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tidɛsbal]; Dutch: Sint-Idesbald) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald (or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.
In 1931, George Grard set up his studio at Saint-Idesbald, where his house became a rendezvous of artists including Pierre Caille, the Haesaerts brothers, Edgard Tytgat and Paul Delvaux.
In 1982, the Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald.
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Coordinates: 51°06′028″N 2°036′051″E / 51.10778°N 2.61417°E
Categories:
- Populated places in West Flanders
- Koksijde
- West Flanders geography stubs