Aalbeke is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and since 1977 a part of Kortrijk. Aalbeke has 8511 as a postal code and covers an area of 717 ha. The district had 2,953 inhabitants on December 31, 2007.

Aalbeke
Coat of arms of Aalbeke
Aalbeke is located in Belgium
Aalbeke
Aalbeke
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°46′N 3°13′E / 50.767°N 3.217°E / 50.767; 3.217
Country Belgium
ProvinceWest Flanders
MunicipalityKortrijk
Area
 • Total2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total2,953
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code056
Websitewww.kortrijk.be

Aalbeke is located 6 km southwest of the central area of Kortrijk and is surrounded by Rollegem, Mouscron, Lauwe and Marke. Nearby Aalbeke, the interchange of the E17 and E403 is located.

Mayors edit

  • Jacob van de Kerckhove (1679–1699)
  • Willem de Schynckele (1699–1706)
  • Joost Cannaert (1706–1717)
  • Cornelius van den Bulcke (1717–1734)
  • Noël de Praetere (1734–1740)
  • Jan Lesaege (1748–1755)
  • Pieter Cannaert (1755–1761)
  • Jan van den Bulcke (1761–1763)
  • Jan-Baptist de Kimpe (1763–1775)
  • Pieter Cannaert (1775–1789)
  • Antoon-Frans Lienaert (1789–1792)
  • Jan de Kimpe (1792–1798)
  • Pieter Lerouge (1798–1808)
  • Jan-Baptist Cannaert (1808–1815)
  • Jan-Jacob Cottignies (1815–1829)
  • Joseph-Bernard Berton (1829–1842)
  • Honoré Dufaux (1843–1852)
  • Pieter-Jan Margo (1852–1857)
  • Victor Pycke (1858–1868)
  • Jean-Louis Mullier (1868–1895)
  • Henri Bonte (1896–1931)
  • Henri Castel (1931–1932)
  • Edward Torreele (1933–1939)
  • Alphons Ovaere (1942–1944)
  • René Bonte (1944–1946)
  • Georges Gheysen (1946)
  • René Vanhoenackere (1947–1964)
  • Georges Neirynck (1965–1976) [citation needed]